What is CVE-2022-33690?

CVE-2022-33690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-33690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Google Android

CVE-2022-33690

Improper input validation in Contacts Storage prior to SMR Jul-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to access arbitrary file.

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

Published 2022-07-12 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 1.5% 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 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33690?: CVE-2022-33690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-33690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.