What is CVE-2022-25816?

CVE-2022-25816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-03-10.

How severe is CVE-2022-25816?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2022-25816

Improper authentication in Samsung Lock and mask apps setting prior to SMR Mar-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to change enable/disable without authentication

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.001 (1.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Q(10), R(11), S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-25816?: CVE-2022-25816 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-03-10.
How severe is CVE-2022-25816?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.