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CVE-2022-20308

Status: ModifiedHigh (7.5)—

In hostapd, there is a possible insecure configuration due to an insecure default value. This could lead to remote denial of service of the wifi hotspot with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.Product: AndroidVersions: Android-13Android ID: A-197874458

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

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Affected technologies (1)

Google — Android

CWEs

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