CVE-2022-20071
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIn ccu, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a missing certificate validation. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with System execution privileges needed. User interaction is no needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06183315; Issue ID: ALPS06183315.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIn the ccu component, missing certificate validation allows a local attacker to escalate privileges to System level. The vulnerability enables execution of privileged operations without proper authentication verification through the certificate validation bypass.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.0= 12.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Android versionCheck system settings under 'About Phone' or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' to confirm the installed Android versionAffected if Version is 11.0 or 12.0 exactly
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Locate the ccu componentSearch for the ccu service binary or daemon on the system (typically under /system/bin or /vendor/bin), or run 'getprop' to list running services and look for ccuAffected if The ccu component exists and is running on the device
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Verify patch application statusCheck the Android security patch level via 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' or in system settings under 'Android security patch level'Affected if The patch ALPS06183315 has not been applied (security patch date is earlier than the fix release)
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Assess ccu service exposureReview permissions and SELinux policies around the ccu service to determine if local untrusted applications can interact with itAffected if The ccu service is accessible to untrusted local applications without proper restrictions
You are affected if your device runs Android 11.0 or 12.0, has the ccu component present, and has not received the ALPS06183315 patch that adds proper certificate validation to the ccu service.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply patch ALPS06183315 which adds proper certificate validation to the ccu component. For unpatched systems, restrict execution of untrusted code interacting with the ccu service.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-20071 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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