CVE-2022-20265
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions...
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-212804898
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-212804898
- Record
CVE-2022-20265- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-212804898
- Record
CVE-2022-20265- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25525 No score
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-212804898
- Record
EUVD-2022-25525- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7qp-75qw-43jc
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions...
In Settings, there is a possible way to bypass factory reset permissions due to a permissions bypass. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with physical access to the device with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-212804898
- Record
GHSA-c7qp-75qw-43jc- CVSS 3.1
- 4.6 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2022-20265 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.6) in Google Android, published August 11, 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.