CVE-2022-28793 Security feature bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers with compromised TEE access can alter Android Root of Trust during boot, bypassing security integrity checks on Samsung devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-28793?
CVE-2022-28793 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Devices, published on 3 May 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Given the TEE is compromised and controlled by the attacker, improper state maintenance in StrongBox allows attackers to change Android ROT during device boot cycle after compromising TEE. The patch is applied in Galaxy S22 to prevent change of Android ROT after first initialization at boot time.
Weakness: CWE-754
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28793?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy S22 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2022-28793?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28793 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-28793 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28793 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cx8v-4599-xpcf.