What is CVE-2022-42776?

CVE-2022-42776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-42776?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2022-42776

In UscAIEngine service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to set up UscAIEngine service with no additional execution privileges needed.

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

Published 2022-12-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Unisoc S8000
Unisoc Sc7731e
Unisoc Sc9832e
Unisoc Sc9863a
Unisoc T310
Unisoc T606
Unisoc T610
Unisoc T612
Unisoc T616

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-862 — Missing Authorization

References

www.unisoc.com/en_us/secy/announcementDetail/1599588060988411006 (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42776?: CVE-2022-42776 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Missing Authorization. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2022-12-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-42776?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.