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Android First discovered in July 2021, Google considered the vulnerability to be of "high" severity and offered a patch within three months.
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- First discovered in July 2021, Google considered the vulnerability to be of "high" severity and offered a patch within three months.
- With more than 50% of Android tablet and mobile users currently running Android 10 & 11, Kryptowire encourages Android users to routinely update their devices to prevent exploitation.
- Kryptowire Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST) allows organizations and users to scan devices for security and privacy vulnerabilities.
- The best way to prevent security disasters is to stay one step ahead of bad actors, said Alex Lisle, CTO, Kryptowire.
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KRYPTOWIRE INC. Kryptowire Inc. , a mobile security and privacy solutions company, today announced it identified a serious security vulnerability ( CVE-2022-22292 ) in Samsung devices running Android versions 9 through 12.
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- Kryptowire Inc. , a mobile security and privacy solutions company, today announced it identified a serious security vulnerability ( CVE-2022-22292 ) in Samsung devices running Android versions 9 through 12.
- The vulnerability, discovered using Kryptowire Mobile Application Security Testing (MAST), allowed local applications to mimic system-level activity and hijack critical protected functionality.
- The CVE-2022-22292 vulnerability was disclosed to Samsung on November 27, 2021 and given a High severity rating by Samsung.
- The vulnerability resides in the pre-installed Phone app that executes with system privileges on Samsung devices running Android 9 through 12.
