CVE-2022-25817 Auth bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can bypass authentication in Samsung One UI Home to generate pinned shortcuts without user consent, requiring a security patch.
- 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-2022-25817?
CVE-2022-25817 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, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper authentication in One UI Home prior to SMR Mar-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to generate pinned-shortcut without user consent.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-25817?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2022-25817?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-25817 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-2022-25817 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-25817 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8gx7-p5wj-xqhw.