What is CVE-2022-36872?

CVE-2022-36872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Pay, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-36872?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Pay

CVE-2022-36872

Pending Intent hijacking vulnerability in SpayNotification in Samsung Pay prior to version 5.0.63 for KR and 5.1.47 for Global allows attackers to access files without permission via implicit Intent.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.0% 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 Pay
Samsung Pay Kr
Samsung Mobile Pay — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36872?: CVE-2022-36872 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Pay, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.0/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-36872?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.0 out of 10.