{"id":"CVE-2022-22265","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-22265","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T13:56:35.825Z","title":"Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerability","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.","published":"2022-01-10T14:12:36.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:28:08.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"mobile.security@samsung.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-703"],"affected":["google/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00389,"percentile":0.32967,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2023-09-18","dueDate":"2023-10-09","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.\nhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1;  https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 9 October 2023). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"mobile.security@samsung.com"},{"url":"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2022-22265","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}