What is CVE-2022-34469?

CVE-2022-34469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-22.

How severe is CVE-2022-34469?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-34469 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-34469

When a TLS Certificate error occurs on a domain protected by the HSTS header, the browser should not allow the user to bypass the certificate error. On Firefox for Android, the user was presented with the option to bypass the error; this could only have been done by the user explicitly. <br>*This bug only affects Firefox for Android. Other operating systems are unaffected.*. This vulnerability affects Firefox < 102.

Vulnerability class: Improper Certificate Validation

EPSS: 0.004 (29.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Google Android
Mozilla Firefox — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-295 — Improper Certificate Validation

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

security@mozilla.org (Vendor Advisory)
security@mozilla.org (Permissions Required, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34469?: CVE-2022-34469 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Certificate Validation. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2022-12-22.
How severe is CVE-2022-34469?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-34469 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.