CVE-2022-21786
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to...
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558822; Issue ID: ALPS06558822.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558822; Issue ID: ALPS06558822.
- Record
CVE-2022-21786- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-704
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558822; Issue ID: ALPS06558822.
- Record
CVE-2022-21786- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-26950 No score
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558822; Issue ID: ALPS06558822.
- Record
EUVD-2022-26950- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-559v-r8mm-v2r5
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to...
In audio DSP, there is a possible memory corruption due to improper casting. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06558822; Issue ID: ALPS06558822.
- Record
GHSA-559v-r8mm-v2r5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-704
- 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-2022-21786 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.7) in Google Android, published July 6, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.11%, the 1st percentile. No source names a fixed version.