CVE-2022-22266 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Untrusted applications can access WiFi information without proper permissions in specific Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-22266?

CVE-2022-22266 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 7 Jan 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

(Applicable to China models only) Unprotected WifiEvaluationService in TencentWifiSecurity application prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to get WiFi information without proper permission.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22266?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22266?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22266 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-22266 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22266 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pg92-m2x5-jm39.

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