---
id: "CVE-2022-22265"
kind: "vulnerability"
aliases: ["CVE-2022-22265"]
title: "google android: An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows\u2026"
severity: "high"
cvss: 7.8
epss: null
exploited: true
status: "open"
category: "other"
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"]
published_at: "2022-01-10T14:12:35+00:00"
first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"
updated_at: "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"
sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2022-22265", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00"}]
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# google android: An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows…

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.

_Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._

## Affected

- vendor:Samsung Mobile Devices affected ? fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 9.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 10.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 11.0 fixed ?
- vendor:google android affected = 12.0 fixed ?

## Fix

Apply the Samsung security update for affected devices, or follow vendor mitigation instructions; CISA says to discontinue use if mitigations are unavailable.

## Timeline

- 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2022-22265
- 2026-10-23T22:29:04+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265

## From the sources

Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution.

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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