CVE-2022-20545Network attack vector

Remote phone crash via resource-backed album artwork

Published Dec 16, 2022 · Updated Apr 21, 2025

Improper input validation in Android 13 SystemUI allows remote attackers to crash the phone through crafted notification album artwork. MediaControlPanel.bindArtworkAndColors treats a resource-backed largeIcon as bitmap artwork instead of loading it as a drawable, causing SystemUI to fail while deriving artwork colors. No privileges or user interaction are required, and the documented consequence is a phone crash that interrupts service without data disclosure or modification.

CVSS severity7.5
High
EPSS probability0.60%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Android 13 SystemUI allows remote attackers to crash the phone through crafted notification album artwork. MediaControlPanel.bindArtworkAndColors treats a resource-backed largeIcon as bitmap artwork instead of loading it as a drawable, causing SystemUI to fail while deriving artwork colors. No privileges or user interaction are required, and the documented consequence is a phone crash that interrupts service without data disclosure or modification.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-20545
Published
Dec 16, 2022
Updated
Apr 21, 2025
Vendor
Google Cloud
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-20, T1499
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 16, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 21, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=Android-13

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Google Cloud · Androidversion=Android-13

Published CVSS scores

7.5CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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Attacks

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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)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1499Endpoint Denial of Service

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