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CVE-2022-33720· NVD / CVE Program· CNA Samsung Mobile

Improper authentication vulnerability in AppLock prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows physical attacker to access Chrome locked by AppLock

Improper authentication vulnerability in AppLock prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows physical attacker to access Chrome locked by AppLock via new tap shortcut.

LowCVSS 2.4 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Aug 5, 2022
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.1% · 3th percentile
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Action score

9

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
9 / 40 · 2.4 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.1%

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
2.4
CNA · Samsung Mobile
2.4
agree

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
googleandroid

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • google android10.0
  • google android11.0

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (Samsung Mobile). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices

    • Q(10), R(11) and later · before SMR Aug-2022 Release 1affected

Same product

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

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Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

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Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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  • CVE-2022-337210 days apartA vulnerability using PendingIntent in DeX for PC prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to access files with system privilege.
    22Monitor
  • CVE-2022-337250 days apartA vulnerability using PendingIntent in Knox VPN prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to access content providers with system pri
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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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