What is CVE-2022-39901?

CVE-2022-39901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-39901?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Exynos

CVE-2022-39901

Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (15.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Exynos
Samsung Exynos_firmware
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Exynos baseband

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39901?: CVE-2022-39901 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Exynos, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-39901?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.