CVE-2022-26091 Auth bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.7 Published 11 Apr 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Physical attackers can bypass Knox Manage security controls using a hardware keyboard function key on 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-2022-26091?

CVE-2022-26091 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper access control vulnerability in Knox Manage prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows that physical attackers can bypass Knox Manage using a function key of hardware keyboard.

Weakness: CWE-287, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-26091?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-26091?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-26091 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-2022-26091 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-26091 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-vqr6-4wf7-x93g.