Samsung · Mobile Devices
CVE-2022-22265
Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerability
Exploited in attacks
Medium 5.0 Attack chance: 0.4%
What it is
An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary memory write and code execution.
CISA: Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution.
What to do
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Deadline for US federal agencies: October 9, 2023
- Added to the CISA list
- September 18, 2023
- Published
- January 7, 2022
- Severity
- Medium 5.0 CVSS 3.1
- Chance of attacks in the next 30 days (EPSS)
- 0.4% in the top 67.2% of all known vulnerabilities
- Weakness
- CWE-703
- More details
- NVD · CVE.org · CISA
All references (1)
More exploited flaws from Samsung
| Added | Vulnerability | Product | Severity | Attack chance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 10, 2025 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Mobile Devices | High 8.8 | 36% |
| Oct 2, 2025 | Out-of-Bounds Write | Mobile Devices | High 8.8 | 2.2% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Unspecified | Mobile Devices | Medium 6.1 | 0.8% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Improper Boundary Check | Mobile Devices | Medium 6.1 | 0.8% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Race Condition | Mobile Devices | Medium 6.4 | 0.4% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Race Condition | Mobile Devices | Medium 6.4 | 0.4% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Out-of-Bounds Read | Mobile Devices | High 7.3 | 0.6% |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Improper Input Validation | Mobile Devices | Low 3.3 | 0.5% |
Sources: Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (CISA, public domain), CVE records (cve.org) and EPSS (FIRST). The chance of attacks is the EPSS estimate that someone will try to exploit the flaw in the next 30 days.