An unprotected memory-access operation in optee_os in TrustedFirmware Open Portable…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-347.
Summary
An unprotected memory-access operation in optee_os in TrustedFirmware Open Portable Trusted Execution Environment (OP-TEE) before 3.20 allows a physically proximate adversary to bypass signature verification and install malicious trusted applications via electromagnetic fault injections.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-47549
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fpxc-4rrx-f672
References
More Op-tee vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-22796 OP-TEE Trusted OS vulnerable to Improper Validation of Array Index in the cleanup_shm_refs function CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-29072 OP-TEE has a Use-After-Free race in FF-A shared-memory teardown CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2023-21925 OP-TEE double free in shdr_verify_signature CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.4
- TI-2026-33359 OP-TEE vulnerable to ECDH private key recovery CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.7
- TI-2019-16063 Integer overflow in OP-TEE CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2019-16062 Integer overflow in OP-TEE CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-47549 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-47549 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-fpxc-4rrx-f672 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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