CVE-2022-26472
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 ims, there is a possible escalation of privilege due to a parcel format mismatch. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS07319095; Issue ID: ALPS07319095.
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 confidenceA parcel format mismatch in the IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) component allows a local attacker to escalate privileges without user interaction. The vulnerability stems from incorrect data serialization/deserialization in the Binder IPC mechanism, enabling a malicious local application to gain elevated privileges on affected MediaTek-based Android devices.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
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= 10.0= 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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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Check Android versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if Version is 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 exactly (note: the affected versions are equal to these, not ranges)
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Identify system-on-chip vendorRun 'getprop ro.hardware' or check device specifications for MediaTek chipset presenceAffected if Device uses a MediaTek SoC (the vulnerability is specific to MediaTek-based Android devices)
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Verify IMS component presenceCheck for com.mediatek.ims process or package via 'dumpsys package' or 'ps -A | grep ims' commandAffected if IMS (IP Multimedia Subsystem) component is installed and running on the device
Device is affected if it runs Android 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 on a MediaTek chipset and has the IMS component enabled, as the parcel format mismatch in Binder IPC only applies under these specific conditions.
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.
dbcve · scopedApply vendor firmware patch ALPS07319095 which corrects the parcel format handling in the IMS component. Users should install available system updates from device OEMs.
Android security update containing MediaTek patch ALPS07319095 (contact device manufacturer for specific version)
- Check with your device manufacturer (OEM) for the availability of the security patch ALPS07319095
- Request and apply the latest Android security update from your device manufacturer that includes the MediaTek patch ALPS07319095
- After applying the update, verify the patch has been applied by checking the Android security patch level in Settings > About Phone > Software Information > Security patch level
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA4.0 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-2022-26472 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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