Kryptowire Identifies High Risk Security Vulnerability in Samsung Devices Running Android
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.
- 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.