CVE-2022-20040
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer...
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219150; Issue ID: ALPS06219150.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219150; Issue ID: ALPS06219150.
- Record
CVE-2022-20040- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219150; Issue ID: ALPS06219150.
- Record
CVE-2022-20040- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25300 No score
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219150; Issue ID: ALPS06219150.
- Record
EUVD-2022-25300- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jfrh-m635-cmp3 No score
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer...
In power_hal_manager_service, there is a possible permission bypass due to a stack-based buffer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219150; Issue ID: ALPS06219150.
- Record
GHSA-jfrh-m635-cmp3- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- google android
- mediatek, inc. mt6735, mt6737, mt6739, mt6755, mt6757, mt6761, mt6771, mt6779, mt6785, mt6833, mt6853, mt6873, mt6875, mt6877, mt6880, mt6883, mt6885, mt6889, mt6890, mt6891, mt6893, mt8167, mt8168, mt8173, mt8175, mt8185, mt8321, mt8362a, mt8365, mt8385, mt8765, mt8766, mt8768, mt8786, mt8788, mt8789, mt8791, mt8797
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-20040 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published February 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.