What is CVE-2022-23998?

CVE-2022-23998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-02-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-23998?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2022-23998

Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2022-02-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0, 10.0, 9.0
Samsung Camera
Samsung Mobile Camera

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-23998?: CVE-2022-23998 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-02-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-23998?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.