CVE-2022-20481
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a...
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-241927115
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
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-241927115
- Record
CVE-2022-20481- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-241927115
- Record
CVE-2022-20481- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-25741
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-241927115
- Record
EUVD-2022-25741- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c942-38wm-6p4x
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a...
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-241927115
- Record
GHSA-c942-38wm-6p4x- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVASB-A-241927115 No score
In multiple files, there is a possible way to preserve WiFi settings due to residual data after a reset. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.
- Record
ASB-A-241927115- Updated
- 2026-11-05
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifiAndroid |
10:0 up to 10:2023-02-01, plus listed versions 10 |
10:2023-02-01 |
platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifiAndroid |
11:0 up to 11:2023-02-01, plus listed versions 11 |
11:2023-02-01 |
platform/packages/modules/WifiAndroid |
12:0 up to 12:2023-02-01, plus listed versions 12 |
12:2023-02-01 |
platform/packages/modules/WifiAndroid |
12L:0 up to 12L:2023-02-01, plus listed versions 12L |
12L:2023-02-01 |
platform/packages/modules/WifiAndroid |
13:0 up to 13:2023-02-01, plus listed versions 13 |
13:2023-02-01 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-20481 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published February 1, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.12%, the 2nd percentile. Fixed in platform/frameworks/opt/net/wifi 10:2023-02-01.