What is CVE-2022-39912?

CVE-2022-39912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-08.

How severe is CVE-2022-39912?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Google Android

CVE-2022-39912

Improper handling of insufficient permissions vulnerability in setSecureFolderPolicy in PersonaManagerService prior to Android T(13) allows local attackers to set some setting value in Secure folder.

Published 2022-12-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.5% 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
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39912?: CVE-2022-39912 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2022-39912?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.