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CVE-2022-22265

Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerability

  • Medium 5.0
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 18 Sep 2023

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.

Key facts

Published
7 Jan 2022
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
Samsung Mobile
KEV added
18 Sep 2023
KEV fix due
9 Oct 2023
EPSS
0.418% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 36.653% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 5.0CVSS 3.1, Mediumfrom the CNA (Samsung Mobile)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L

What to do

  • Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

This reference retains the original CVE publication date. A recent record update does not mean a new attack occurred.

No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

Read the original CVE record.

Affected products

VendorProductVersions
Samsung MobileSamsung Mobile Devices
  • O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0), S(12.0) up to but excluding SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 (affected)

Timeline

  1. 7 Jan 2022 Published
  2. 18 Sep 2023 CVE-2022-22265 added to CISA KEV
  3. 18 Sep 2023 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

References