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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-20145

This could lead to remote escalation of privilege if a malicious Wi-Fi AP is used, with no additional execution privileges needed.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 7.04%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.04%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

In startLegacyVpnPrivileged of Vpn.java, there is a possible way to retrieve VPN credentials due to a protocol downgrade attack. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege if a malicious Wi-Fi AP is used, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11Android ID: A-201660636

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
7.04% probability · 94th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
google/android
Source
security@android.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.