CVE-2022-21777
In Autoboot, there is a possible permission bypass due to a missing permission check. This could lead to local escalation of privilege…
- Published
- Updated
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- Assigned by
- MediaTek
Description
In Autoboot, there is a possible permission bypass 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. Patch ID: ALPS06713894; Issue ID: ALPS06713894.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | High7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.10% · top 99% of all CVEs (7 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.8.
Weakness
- Elevation of Privilege
- CWE-862 (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-862 and its CVEs
Affected products
MediaTek, Inc. · MT6580, MT6735, MT6739, MT6761, MT6765, MT6768, MT6771, MT6779, MT6785, MT6833, MT6853, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6879, MT6885, MT6891, MT6893, MT6895, MT6983, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797
- affected Android 11.0, 12.0
References (1)
- https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/July-2022 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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