The vulnerability of the Settings component in Android operating systems allows attackers to increase their privileges.

The vulnerability of the Android operating system’s Settings component is related to incorrect external manipulation of the file name or path during data loading. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow an attacker to gain increased privileges...

CVE-2022-20234

In Car Settings app, the NotificationAccessConfirmationActivity is exported. In NotificationAccessConfirmationActivity, it gets both 'mComponentName' and 'pkgTitle' from user.An unprivileged app can use a malicous mComponentName with a benign pkgTitle e.g. Settings app to make users enable...

PT-2023-18111 · Google · Android

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Settings affected versions not specified Description: The issue allows an attacker to determine whether an app is installed without query permissions, due to side channel information disclosure. This could lead to local information disclosure...