CVE-2022-20308
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This...
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458
- Record
CVE-2022-20308- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458
- Record
CVE-2022-20308- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25568 No score
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458
- Record
EUVD-2022-25568- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xm8q-vm73-xhvp
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This...
In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458
- Record
GHSA-xm8q-vm73-xhvp- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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-2022-20308 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) 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 0.62%, the 49th percentile. No source names a fixed version.