CVE-2022-38163: A Drag and Drop spoof vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android and iOS version 19.0 and below.
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 14/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.70% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 53.7% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
A Drag and Drop spoof vulnerability was discovered in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android and iOS version 19.0 and below. Drag and drop operation by user on address bar could lead to a spoofing of the address bar.
- Published
- Nov 7, 2022
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.7% · 53th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-451
Report tools
Action score
14
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 14 / 40 · 3.5 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.7%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
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- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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What does it mean in your environment?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| f-secure | safe | cpe:2.3:a:f-secure:safe |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- f-secure safeup to 19.0 inclusive
Same product
f-secure: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2021-44749Universal Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser Protection for Android38Monitor
- CVE-2022-28872Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android35Monitor
- CVE-2020-14978An issue was discovered in F-Secure SAFE 17.7 on macOS.33Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-28870Apr 15, 2022 · Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android17Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2022-28873May 12, 2022 · Multiple Address Bar Spoofing Vulnerability in F-Secure SAFE Browser for Android17Monitor
- Later →CVE-2022-38164Nov 7, 2022 · A vulnerability affecting F-Secure SAFE browser for Android and iOS was discovered.26Monitor
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
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
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.
Not on record for this CVE: EPSS history · patch commit or PR link · researcher credit · variant or chain candidate · public bounty program.
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- none
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- None
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-451 · User Interface (UI) Misrepresentation of Critical InformationCVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
- Internal SpearfishingT1534
- PhishingT1566
- Phishing: Spearfishing AttachmentT1566.001
- Phishing: Spearfishing LinkT1566.002
- Phishing: Spearfishing via ServiceT1566.003
- Phishing for InformationT1598
- Phishing for Information: Spearfishing ServiceT1598.001
- Phishing for Information: Spearfishing AttachmentT1598.002
- Phishing for Information: Spearfishing LinkT1598.003
Change log (0)
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.