CVE-2022-20338: Google Android

Low severity, CVSS 3.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

In HierarchicalUri.readFrom of Uri.java, there is a possible way to craft a malformed Uri object due to improper input validation. This could lead to a local escalation of privilege, preventing processes from validating URIs correctly, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-11 Android-12 Android-12LAndroid ID: A-171966843

Affected products

• Google Android: version 13.0 only

Published 2022-08-12. Last modified 2026-06-17.