CVE-2022-20446

In AlwaysOnHotwordDetector of AlwaysOnHotwordDetector.java, there is a possible way to access the microphone from the background due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-10 Android-11Android ID: A-229793943

Score

CVSS 3.1 3.3 Low

Status

Modified - security@android.com

Published

2022-11-08

Last modified

2025-05-01

Weaknesses

CWE-862

Affected products

• Android (Google)

References

• https://source.android.com/security/bulletin/2022-11-01