Local information disclosure via confused deputy
Published Jun 15, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Information disclosure in Android 12L Gallery3D and Photos allows local users to read protected data via a permission bypass. Google has not disclosed which permission check is bypassed or which privileged data operation the confused deputy performs. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction; the reported consequence is data disclosure without code execution or data modification.
Summary
What happened
Information disclosure in Android 12L Gallery3D and Photos allows local users to read protected data via a permission bypass. Google has not disclosed which permission check is bypassed or which privileged data operation the confused deputy performs. Exploitation requires low-privileged local access and user interaction; the reported consequence is data disclosure without code execution or data modification.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-20196
- Published
- Jun 15, 2022
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Google Cloud
- Product
- Android
- Classifications
- Unavailable
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 15, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=Android-12L
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