What is CVE-2022-38696?

CVE-2022-38696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. Sc9863a/t310/t610/t618/t606/t612/t616/t760/t770/t820/s8000/t750/t765, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-01.

How severe is CVE-2022-38696?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. Sc9863a/t310/t610/t618/t606/t612/t616/t760/t770/t820/s8000/t750/t765

CVE-2022-38696

In BootRom, there's a possible missing payload size check. This could lead to memory buffer overflow without requiring additional execution privileges.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (51.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. Sc9863a/t310/t610/t618/t606/t612/t616/t760/t770/t820/s8000/t750/t765 — versions /

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security@unisoc.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38696?: CVE-2022-38696 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Unisoc (Shanghai) Technologies Co., Ltd. Sc9863a/t310/t610/t618/t606/t612/t616/t760/t770/t820/s8000/t750/t765, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-38696?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.