What is CVE-2022-28781?

CVE-2022-28781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-28781?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Google Android

CVE-2022-28781

Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.

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

Published 2022-05-03 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28781?: CVE-2022-28781 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.7/10. Published 2022-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-28781?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.7 out of 10.