{"id":"CVE-2022-22265","kind":"vulnerability","aliases":["CVE-2022-22265"],"related":[],"title":"google android: An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows…","description":"Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution.\n\nCISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","summary":"A use-after-free flaw in Samsung mobile devices with selected Exynos chipsets lets malicious code write to memory. An attacker can use it to run code on the device.","severity":"high","cvss":7.8,"epss":null,"exploited":true,"exploited_at":"2023-09-18T00:00:00+00:00","products":[{"name":"Samsung Mobile Devices","fixed":[],"affected":"","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"google android","fixed":[],"affected":"= 9.0","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"google android","fixed":[],"affected":"= 10.0","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"google android","fixed":[],"affected":"= 11.0","ecosystem":"vendor"},{"name":"google android","fixed":[],"affected":"= 12.0","ecosystem":"vendor"}],"ecosystems":["vendor"],"tags":["android","exploited","exynos","other","samsung"],"not_affected_if":["non-exynos-devices"],"how_to_check":null,"fix":"Apply the Samsung security update for affected devices, or follow vendor mitigation instructions; CISA says to discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable.","status":"open","published_at":"2022-01-10T14:12:35+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00","triaged_at":"2026-10-23T21:04:38+00:00","updated_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00","category":"other","confidence":0.6,"triage":{"at":"2026-10-23T21:04:38Z","model":"claude-haiku-5-5","output":{"fix":"Apply the Samsung security update for affected devices, or follow vendor mitigation instructions; CISA says to discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable.","reach":"unknown","impact":"high","summary":"A use-after-free flaw in Samsung mobile devices with selected Exynos chipsets lets malicious code write to memory. An attacker can use it to run code on the device.","category":"other","who_cares":["samsung","android","exynos"],"confidence":0.6,"needs_auth":"unknown","worst_case":"Attacker runs code on the device through memory corruption.","analyst_note":"Find the Samsung security bulletin listing affected Exynos models and patched patch level, and the exploit delivery vector, via the CISA KEV entry and Samsung's security updates page.","how_to_check":"unknown","needs_analyst":true,"not_affected_if":["non-exynos-devices"],"user_interaction":"unknown","needs_special_setup":"unknown","severity_if_unknown":"unknown"},"cost_usd":0.000455,"input_tokens":2811,"output_tokens":347,"severity_before":"unknown"},"analyst_status":null,"analyst_note":null,"search":"'-2022':18A,23A,26A '-22265':24A,27A '1':20A 'action':98C 'allow':21A,89C 'android':2A,32A,34A,36A,38A,39B 'appli':99C 'attack':65B 'check':5A 'chipset':57B,80C 'cisa':96C 'code':60B,71B,94C 'condit':10A 'contain':81C 'cve':22A,25A 'devic':53B,74B,76C 'devices':30A 'discontinu':105C 'driver':13A 'except':9A 'execut':95C 'exploit':40B 'exyno':41B,56B,79C 'flaw':49B 'free':48B,86C 'googl':1A 'google':31A,33A,35A,37A 'handl':7A 'improp':4A 'instruct':103C 'jan':17A 'let':58B 'malici':59B,90C 'memori':63B,91C 'mitig':100C,111C 'mobil':52B 'mobile':29A 'npu':12A 'per':101C 'prior':14A 'product':109C 'releas':19A 'requir':97C 'run':70B 'samsung':28A,43B,51B,75C 'select':55B,78C 'smr':16A 'unavail':113C 'use':46B,67B,84C,106C 'use-after-fre':45B,83C 'vendor':102C 'vulner':87C 'write':61B,92C","nicknames":[],"mitigations":[],"who_affected":null,"tier":null,"verified":{},"analyst_revisit_at":null,"first_public_at":"2022-01-10T14:12:35+00:00","kev":{"dateAdded":"2023-09-18","dueDate":"2023-10-09","requiredAction":"Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown"},"cvss_vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L","cvss_by":"mobile.security@samsung.com","poc_count":0,"sources":[{"source":"kev","external_id":"CVE-2022-22265","url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2022-22265","severity":null,"published_at":"2023-09-18T00:00:00+00:00","modified_at":null,"first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-25T20:35:34+00:00","note":null},{"source":"nvd","external_id":"CVE-2022-22265","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265","severity":null,"published_at":"2022-01-10T14:12:35+00:00","modified_at":"2026-06-17T04:28:08+00:00","first_seen_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00","fetched_at":"2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00","note":null}],"documents":[],"notice":"Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai"}