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Fencer Vulns
medium 6.1

CVE-2022-22268 json

Incorrect implementation of Knox Guard prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows physically proximate attackers to temporary unlock the Knox G…

published 2022-01-07 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-27415

cvss
6.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Incorrect implementation of Knox Guard prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows physically proximate attackers to temporary unlock the Knox Guard via Samsung DeX mode.

Patch / fix

  • Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices SMR Jan-2022 Release 1

Exploit prediction

0.12% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 3.1 6.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
NVD 2.0 3.6 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

Affected products

  • Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-285 Improper Authorization
  • CWE-552 Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.