CVE-2022-20501 (GCVE-0-2022-20501)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-12-13 00:00
Modified
2025-04-22 17:35
Severity ?
7.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • Elevation of privilege
Summary
In onCreate of EnableAccountPreferenceActivity.java, there is a possible way to mislead the user into enabling a malicious phone account due to a tapjacking/overlay attack. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with User execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13Android ID: A-246933359
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n/a Android Version: Android-10 Android-11 Android-12 Android-12L Android-13
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