CVE-2022-20412

mediumCVSS 6.7covered by 1 sourcefirst seen 2026-08-06

CSIRTS triage

What: Out-of-bounds read in fdt_next_tag due to incorrect bounds checking allows escalation of privilege.
Who is affected: Android 10 and 11 devices; requires system execution privileges but no user interaction.
Urgency: High priority; privilege escalation with system-level access demonstrates critical exposure.
Action: Apply the Android security patch addressing CVE-2022-20412 to affected devices.

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Low exploitation risk0.14% 30-day exploitation probability — currently an unlikely target, but scores change as exploit code circulates. Riskier than 4% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.

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