CVE-2022-33725 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a PendingIntent vulnerability in Knox VPN to access content providers with system privileges, leading to privilege escalation.

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-2022-33725?

CVE-2022-33725 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability using PendingIntent in Knox VPN prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to access content providers with system privilege.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33725?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33725?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-33725 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33725 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-6mmg-8h7w-w79j.

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