Improper input validation in Samsung Mobile Devices
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Improper input validation vulnerability for processing SIB12 PDU in Exynos modems prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release allows remote attacker to read out of bounds memory.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00992 62nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Samsung Mobile Devices (Samsung Mobile): SMR Nov-2022 Release 1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Samsung Mobile Devices | Select devices using Exynos CP chipsets to before SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 | SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Samsung Mobile Devices VendorSamsung Affected Select devices using Exynos CP chipsets to before SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 Fixed in SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Samsung Mobile Devices (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in SMR Nov-2022 Release 1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Samsung Mobile Devices SMR Nov-2022 Release 1
9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 8 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2022-18876 Out-of-bounds write in Samsung Mobile DevicesPriority LOW 36
- TI-2022-18874 Improper input validation in Samsung Mobile DevicesPriority LOW 35
- TI-2022-18877 Improper authorization in Samsung Mobile DevicesPriority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39881
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3q99-27hh-rcx8
References
More Samsung Exynos Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-07856 Improper authentication in Samsung Mobile Devices CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2022-18896 Improper authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2022-18895 Improper authentication in Samsung Mobile Devices CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2022-39881 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39881 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3q99-27hh-rcx8 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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