CVE-2022-22285 Code injection in Reminder

Medium 4.4 Published 7 Jan 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers can hijack PendingIntents in the Samsung Reminder app to execute privileged actions, requiring a patch to prevent code injection.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2022-22285?

CVE-2022-22285 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Reminder, 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

A vulnerability using PendingIntent in Reminder prior to version 12.2.05.0 in Android R(11.0) and 12.3.02.1000 in Android S(12.0) allows attackers to execute privileged action by hijacking and modifying the intent.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22285?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Reminder.

How do I fix CVE-2022-22285?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22285 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2022-22285 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22285 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-4m5x-p265-j28q.