Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Connsyslogger by MediaTek
CVE-2022-20050

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

MediaTek
Status
Mt6762, Mt6765, Mt6768, Mt6769, Mt6779, Mt6781, Mt6785, Mt6795, Mt6797, Mt6799, Mt6833, Mt6853, Mt6853t, Mt6873, Mt6875, Mt6877, Mt6880, Mt6883, Mt6885, Mt6889, Mt6891, Mt6893, Mt8163, Mt8167, Mt8167s, Mt8168, Mt8173, Mt8175, Mt8183, Mt8185, Mt8321, Mt8362a, Mt8365, Mt8385, Mt8666, Mt8667, Mt8675, Mt8696, Mt8735a, Mt8735b, Mt8765, Mt8766, Mt8768, Mt8786, Mt8788, Mt8789, Mt8791, Mt8797
Vendor
CVE Published:
10 March 2022

What is CVE-2022-20050?

A vulnerability in Connsyslogger allows for potential local privilege escalation due to improper symbolic link resolution. This issue does not require user interaction for exploitation and could lead to unauthorized access with elevated system privileges. The vulnerability is identified with Patch ID: ALPS06335038.

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Affected Version(s)

MT6762, MT6765, MT6768, MT6769, MT6779, MT6781, MT6785, MT6795, MT6797, MT6799, MT6833, MT6853, MT6853T, MT6873, MT6875, MT6877, MT6880, MT6883, MT6885, MT6889, MT6891, MT6893, MT8163, MT8167, MT8167S, MT8168, MT8173, MT8175, MT8183, MT8185, MT8321, MT8362A, MT8365, MT8385, MT8666, MT8667, MT8675, MT8696, MT8735A, MT8735B, MT8765, MT8766, MT8768, MT8786, MT8788, MT8789, MT8791, MT8797 Android 11.0, 12.0

References

https://corp.mediatek.com/product-security-bulletin/March...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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