What is CVE-2022-36861?

CVE-2022-36861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-36861?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2022-36861

Custom permission misuse vulnerability in SystemUI prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to use some protected functions with SystemUI privilege.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (0.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 10.0, 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Q(10), R(11), S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36861?: CVE-2022-36861 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-36861?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.