What is CVE-2022-36869?

CVE-2022-36869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Contacts Provider, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-36869?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Contacts Provider

CVE-2022-36869

Improper access control vulnerability in ContactsDumpActivity of?Contacts Provider prior to version 12.7.59 allows attacker to access the file without permission.

Published 2022-09-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Samsung Contacts Provider
Samsung Mobile Com.android.providers.contacts — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36869?: CVE-2022-36869 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Contacts Provider, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 6.6/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-36869?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.6 out of 10.