AndroidOperating system · Google

CVE-2022-47473

MEDIUM · 5.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2023-03-10
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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57/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Zero-click

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 · unedited
In telephony service, there is a missing permission check. This could lead to local information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed.

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 confidence

This is a missing permission check vulnerability in the Android telephony service that allows any local application to access sensitive telephony information without proper authorization. The flaw enables information disclosure of potentially sensitive subscriber or call-related data to any app installed on the device, since no permission validation occurs before allowing access to the telephony service functionality.

MitigationImplement proper permission checks in the telephony service code to verify the calling application holds the required permissions before granting access to sensitive telephony data. Apply the principle of least privilege and validate caller identity using Android's permission framework.

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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
AndroidOperating system
Affected:= 10.0= 11.0

CVSS 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
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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 checks

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  1. Check the Android OS version
    Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shell
    Affected if The version is 10.0 or 11.0
  2. Verify the telephony service is present
    Check if /system/bin/app_process or system_server contains telephony-related services. Use 'dumpsys -l' via ADB shell to list running services and look for 'TelephonyRegistry' or similar telephony services
    Affected if Telephony service is running on an affected Android version (10.0 or 11.0)
  3. Confirm no third-party app can access telephony data without permissions
    Attempt to observe whether any app without READ_PHONE_STATE or READ_CALL_LOG permissions can retrieve subscriber ID (IMSI), phone number, or call history via the telephony service. This requires code review or dynamic analysis of the telephony service behavior
    Affected if Apps without telephony permissions can access sensitive subscriber or call data, confirming the missing permission check

A device is affected if it runs Android 10.0 or 11.0 and the telephony service permits unauthenticated access to sensitive subscriber or call-related information.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Implement proper permission checks in the telephony service code to verify the calling application holds the required permissions before granting access to sensitive telephony data. Apply the principle of least privilege and validate caller identity using Android's permission framework.

Fix this in Android Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation2.0 h
  • Implementation4.0 h
  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
12.0 hours of engineering $2,080
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