What is CVE-2022-39873?

CVE-2022-39873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-10-07.

How severe is CVE-2022-39873?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Internet

CVE-2022-39873

Improper authorization vulnerability in Samsung Internet prior to version 18.0.4.14 allows physical attackers to add bookmarks in secret mode without user authentication.

Published 2022-10-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 15th percentile — 14.6% 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 Internet
Samsung Mobile Internet — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39873?: CVE-2022-39873 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Internet, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2022-39873?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.