CVE-2022-21745
In WIFI Firmware, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.40%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In WIFI Firmware, there is a possible memory corruption due to a use after free. This could lead to remote escalation of privilege, when devices are connecting to the attacker-controllable Wi-Fi hotspot, with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation. Patch ID: ALPS06468872; Issue ID: ALPS06468872.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-416
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- security@mediatek.com
EPSS 0.4% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.