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high 7.8

CVE-2022-20271 json

In PermissionController, there is a possible way to grant some permissions without user consent due to misleading or insufficient UI.

published 4y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-25531

cvss
7.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In PermissionController, there is a possible way to grant some permissions without user consent due to misleading or insufficient UI. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-207672635

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Exploit prediction

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 7.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

  • n/a Android

References

Sources

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