CVE-2022-25816 Auth bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices
An attacker can bypass authentication to enable or disable Samsung Lock and Mask app settings without authorization.
- 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-2022-25816?
CVE-2022-25816 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Mar 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
Improper authentication in Samsung Lock and mask apps setting prior to SMR Mar-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to change enable/disable without authentication
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25816?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25816?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25816 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2022-25816 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25816 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2f4r-9w89-phg8.