What is CVE-2022-39879?

CVE-2022-39879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-11-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-39879?

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

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2022-39879

Improper authorization vulnerability in?CallBGProvider prior to SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to grant permission for accessing information with phone uid.

Published 2022-11-09 · 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: 0.001 (0.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 0th percentile — 0.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions R(11), S(12)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39879?: CVE-2022-39879 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-11-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-39879?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.