CVE-2022-20353

In onSaveRingtone of DefaultRingtonePreference.java, there is a possible inappropriate file read...

5.5 MediumFix available

In onSaveRingtone of DefaultRingtonePreference.java, there is a possible inappropriate file read due to improper input validation. This could lead to local information disclosure 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-221041256

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: None
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.10%Down 2.5 points since Aug 10, 2022

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.5

Record: CVE-2022-20353
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2022-20353
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-25613 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-25613
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-2m3c-5w7m-6xgx 5.5

In onSaveRingtone of DefaultRingtonePreference.java, there is a possible inappropriate file read...

Record: GHSA-2m3c-5w7m-6xgx
CVSS 3.1: 5.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness: CWE-20
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVASB-A-221041256 No score

Record: ASB-A-221041256
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-2022-20353 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) 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.