What is CVE-2022-26096?

CVE-2022-26096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-26096?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

NULL pointer dereference in Google Android

CVE-2022-26096

Null pointer dereference vulnerability in parser_ispe function in libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by remote attacker.

Published 2022-04-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (42.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 42.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

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-476 — NULL Pointer Dereference

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-26096?: CVE-2022-26096 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under NULL Pointer Dereference. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-26096?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.