CVE-2022-20050
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution....
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.
- Record
CVE-2022-20050- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/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-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.
- Record
CVE-2022-20050- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25310 No score
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.
- Record
EUVD-2022-25310- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-63v5-c5m5-hpfx
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution....
In connsyslogger, there is a possible symbolic link following due to improper link resolution. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06335038; Issue ID: ALPS06335038.
- Record
GHSA-63v5-c5m5-hpfx- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-59
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- google android
- mediatek, inc. mt6762, mt6765, mt6768, mt6769, mt6779, mt6781, mt6785, mt6795, mt6797, mt6799, mt6833, mt6853, mt6853t, mt6873, mt6875, mt6877, mt6880, mt6883, mt6885, mt6889, mt6891, mt6893, mt8163, mt8167, mt8167s, mt8168, mt8173, mt8175, mt8183, mt8185, mt8321, mt8362a, mt8365, mt8385, mt8666, mt8667, mt8675, mt8696, mt8735a, mt8735b, 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-2022-20050 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published March 9, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.