What is CVE-2022-36873?

CVE-2022-36873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Watch Plugin, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-36873?

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

Improper input validation in Samsung Galaxy Watch Plugin

CVE-2022-36873

Improper restriction of broadcasting Intent in GalaxyStoreBridgePageLinker of?Waterplugin prior to version 2.2.11.22081151 leaks MAC address of the connected Bluetooth device.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

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

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (12.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-20.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 12.5% 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 Galaxy Watch Plugin
Samsung Mobile Com.samsung.android.waterplugin — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-36873?: CVE-2022-36873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Watch Plugin, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-36873?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.