CVE-2022-20349

In WifiScanningPreferenceController and BluetoothScanningPreferenceController, there is a...

7.8 HighFix available

In WifiScanningPreferenceController and BluetoothScanningPreferenceController, 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-228315522

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

0.10%Down 2.5 points since Aug 10, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 7.8

Record: CVE-2022-20349
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-2022-20349
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-25609 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-25609
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r9w5-58cr-2gp2 7.8

In WifiScanningPreferenceController and BluetoothScanningPreferenceController, there is a...

Record: GHSA-r9w5-58cr-2gp2
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-228315522 No score

Record: ASB-A-228315522
Updated: 2026-11-06

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 4, 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-2022-20349 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 0.10%, the 0th percentile. Fixed in platform/packages/apps/Settings 10:2022-08-01.