CVE-2022-20218
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's...
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044
- Record
CVE-2022-20218- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.4 Medium
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044
- Record
CVE-2022-20218- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25478 No score
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044
- Record
EUVD-2022-25478- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-p6x5-52j3-6vfr
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's...
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-223907044
- Record
GHSA-p6x5-52j3-6vfr- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-223907044 No score
In PermissionController, there is a possible way to get and retain permissions without user's consent 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 needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-223907044- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/packages/modules/PermissionAndroid |
13-next:0 up to 13-next:2022-09-01, plus listed versions 13-next |
13-next:2022-09-01 |
platform/packages/modules/PermissionAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2022-09-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2022-09-01 |
platform/packages/modules/PermissionAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2022-09-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2022-09-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-20218 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published July 13, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 1st percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/modules/Permission 13-next:2022-09-01.