What is CVE-2022-33691?

CVE-2022-33691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-07-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-33691?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-33691

A possible race condition vulnerability in score driver prior to SMR Jul-2022 Release 1 can allow local attackers to interleave malicious operations.

Vulnerability class: TOCTOU (Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use)

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.0% 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 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Exynos 9820
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Q(10), R(11), S(12) devices with Exynos 9820 chipset

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-33691?: CVE-2022-33691 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-07-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-33691?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.