CVE-2022-20381

Privilege escalation through undisclosed kernel flaw

Published Aug 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Elevation of privilege in the Android kernel allows attackers to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors. Google has not published the flaw's kernel locus or the operation it performs incorrectly; the linked Android bug is not public. The public vendor record does not identify the required access, execution context, affected kernel versions, or resulting privilege level.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Elevation of privilege in the Android kernel allows attackers to gain elevated privileges via unspecified vectors. Google has not published the flaw's kernel locus or the operation it performs incorrectly; the linked Android bug is not public. The public vendor record does not identify the required access, execution context, affected kernel versions, or resulting privilege level.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20381
Published
Aug 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
T1404
Attack vector
Unavailable
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 11, 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 Cloud · Androidversion=Android kernel

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
VectorUnavailable
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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