CVE-2022-20173

Remote code execution

Published Jun 15, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Remote code execution in Google Pixel modem firmware allows remote attackers to execute code through an undisclosed vector. Google marks the associated Android bug as nonpublic, and the bulletin provides no affected function, input path, or faulty operation. NVD scores the issue as network-reachable without authentication or user interaction, but the public record does not identify the code-execution context.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.52%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Remote code execution in Google Pixel modem firmware allows remote attackers to execute code through an undisclosed vector. Google marks the associated Android bug as nonpublic, and the bulletin provides no affected function, input path, or faulty operation. NVD scores the issue as network-reachable without authentication or user interaction, but the public record does not identify the code-execution context.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20173
Published
Jun 15, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Google
Product
Google Pixel
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android kernel

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorUnavailable in this record.
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Google · Google Pixelversion=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

9.8NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
10.0NVDAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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