Local privilege escalation via missing service permission check
Published Dec 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025
Missing authorization in UNISOC Android Window Manager service allows local users to gain privileges through an unchecked service operation. The service accepts a setup operation without performing the permission check that should authorize the caller, but UNISOC has not disclosed the exact entry point. No initial privileges are required, but exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the vendor reports privilege elevation without specifying the resulting authority.
Summary
What happened
Missing authorization in UNISOC Android Window Manager service allows local users to gain privileges through an unchecked service operation. The service accepts a setup operation without performing the permission check that should authorize the caller, but UNISOC has not disclosed the exact entry point. No initial privileges are required, but exploitation requires local access and user interaction; the vendor reports privilege elevation without specifying the resulting authority.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2022-42778
- Published
- Dec 6, 2022
- Updated
- Apr 23, 2025
- Vendor
- Unknown vendor
- Product
- Unknown product
- Classifications
- CWE-862, T1404
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
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- Dec 6, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Apr 23, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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