CVE-2022-20348

In updateState of LocationServicesWifiScanningPreferenceController.java, there is a possible...

7.8 HighFix available

In updateState of LocationServicesWifiScanningPreferenceController.java, there is a possible admin restriction bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-228315529

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

0.12%Down 2.4 points since Aug 10, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-20348
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-862
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-20348
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-25608 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-25608
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3xxr-vfgj-3gw3 7.8

In updateState of LocationServicesWifiScanningPreferenceController.java, there is a possible...

Record: GHSA-3xxr-vfgj-3gw3
CVSS 3.1: 7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-276
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVASB-A-228315529 No score

Record: ASB-A-228315529
Updated: 2026-11-09

Affected products

google android

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`platform/packages/apps/Settings` Android	10:0 up to 10:2022-08-01, plus listed versions 10	10:2022-08-01
`platform/packages/apps/Settings` Android	11:0 up to 11:2022-08-01, plus listed versions 11	11:2022-08-01
`platform/packages/apps/Settings` Android	12:0 up to 12:2022-08-01, plus listed versions 12	12:2022-08-01
`platform/packages/apps/Settings` Android	12L:0 up to 12L:2022-08-01, plus listed versions 12L	12L:2022-08-01

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 5, 2026	facts	OSV
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2022-20348 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Google Android, published August 1, 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/apps/Settings 10:2022-08-01.