What is CVE-2022-27573?

CVE-2022-27573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-27573?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Google Android

CVE-2022-27573

Improper input validation vulnerability in parser_infe and sheifd_find_itemIndexin fuctions of libsimba library prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows out of bounds write by privileged attackers.

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

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (28.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · 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)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-27573?: CVE-2022-27573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-27573?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.