# CVE-2022-22265: Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free

> A vulnerability in the NPU driver allows arbitrary memory write and code execution on Samsung mobile devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Yes, since 18 Sep 2023 (CISA KEV)
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Jan 2022
- **Updated:** 21 Oct 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9fvj-4grr-mv9j

## What is CVE-2022-22265?

CVE-2022-22265 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-703 (Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22265?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Google Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22265?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22265 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 9 Oct 2023.

## Is CVE-2022-22265 being exploited?

Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-22265 in the wild since at least 18 Sep 2023.

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22265 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22265 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2022-22265 in the wild since at least 18 Sep 2023.

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22265/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22265/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22265
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22265

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22265/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.