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CVE-2022-22265

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: January 7, 2022 at 10:39 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:28 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidSamsung Mobile Devices· also runs on 1 platform

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score0.4%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 0.4% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 33% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution.

Required Action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Sep 18, 2023
Remediation Due
Oct 9, 2023
1115 days overdue
Notes
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265

Description

An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary memory write and code execution.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Android· Google
95%
10.011.012.09.0
samsung-exynos (environment)
Samsung Mobile Devices· Samsung Mobile
60%
O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0), S(12.0) ≤ v < SMR Jan-2022 Release 1O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0), S(12.0)
Affected range stops below SMR Jan-2022 Release 1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (2)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22265

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-703NVD-CWE-Other

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