CVE-2022-20356

State: Published
Severity: 4.0 Medium
Published: Aug 9, 2022
Updated: Sep 8, 2025
Reserved: Oct 14, 2021

Description

In shouldAllowFgsWhileInUsePermissionLocked of ActiveServices.java, there is a possible way to start foreground service from background due to improper input validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-215003903

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
3.1	4.0 Medium	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N	CISA-ADP

Weaknesses

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

Affected Products

Product	Versions
Androidn/a	Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAffected

References

https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-08-01

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