CVE-2022-20072
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an...
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an incorrect comparison. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219118; Issue ID: ALPS06219118.
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 search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an incorrect comparison. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219118; Issue ID: ALPS06219118.
- Record
CVE-2022-20072- 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-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an incorrect comparison. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219118; Issue ID: ALPS06219118.
- Record
CVE-2022-20072- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25332 No score
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an incorrect comparison. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219118; Issue ID: ALPS06219118.
- Record
EUVD-2022-25332- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hxvv-256m-97hw
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an...
In search engine service, there is a possible way to change the default search engine due to an incorrect comparison. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06219118; Issue ID: ALPS06219118.
- Record
GHSA-hxvv-256m-97hw- 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-697
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- google android
- mediatek, inc. mt6580, mt6735, mt6737, mt6739, mt6753, mt6755, mt6755s, mt6761, mt6765, mt6768, mt6769, mt6771, mt6779, mt6781, mt6785, mt6789, mt6795, mt6797, mt6799, mt6833, mt6853, mt6853t, mt6873, mt6875, mt6877, mt6879, mt6880, mt6883, mt6885, mt6889, mt6890, mt6891, mt6893, mt6895, mt6983, mt6985, mt8167, mt8167s, mt8168, mt8173, mt8175, mt8183, mt8185, mt8321, mt8362a, mt8365, mt8385, mt8675, mt8765, mt8766, mt8768, mt8786, mt8788, 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-2022-20072 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published April 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 29th percentile. No source names a fixed version.