Path Traversal in Android Google Search App

published 2022-12-13 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-33913

cvss: 8.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
public exploits: 0; none known

There exists a path traversal vulnerability in the Android Google Search app. This is caused by the incorrect usage of uri.getLastPathSegment. A symbolic encoded string can bypass the path logic to get access to unintended directories. An attacker can manipulate paths that could lead to code execution on the device. We recommend upgrading beyond version 13.41

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

google google_search 13.41

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: Proof of concept is public
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 18 mo ago (2025-04-18)

Exploit prediction

0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

support.google.com https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/7496913?hl=en referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	8.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

Google Android Google Search App

Classification

Weakness

CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory

References

support.google.com /faqs/answer/7496913?hl=en
exploit, vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-29580
NVD CVE-2022-29580

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Summary