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CVE-2022-20113

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to...

7.8 HighFix available

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205996517

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

0.18%Down 11.7 points since May 11, 2022
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205996517

Record
CVE-2022-20113
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
7.2 HighAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205996517

Record
CVE-2022-20113
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25373 No score

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205996517

Record
EUVD-2022-25373
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mmq2-mq7r-x3wg 7.8

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to...

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-205996517

Record
GHSA-mmq2-mq7r-x3wg
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-205996517 No score

In mPreference of DefaultUsbConfigurationPreferenceController.java, there is a possible way to enable file transfer mode due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

Record
ASB-A-205996517
Updated
2026-11-10

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
platform/packages/apps/Settings
Android
12:0 up to 12:2022-05-01, plus listed versions
12
12:2022-05-01
platform/packages/apps/Settings
Android
12L:0 up to 12L:2022-05-01, plus listed versions
12L
12L:2022-05-01

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
factsOSV
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

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In short

CVE-2022-20113 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published May 1, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.18%, the 6th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 12:2022-05-01.

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