01 Record
CVE-2022-22268
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.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: Samsung Mobile
CNA base score6.1 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
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.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 0.11% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 1.5% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 6.1 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2022-01-07 22:39Z4 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-03 03:07Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2021-12-29
- Assigning CNA
- Samsung Mobile
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 6.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- bb33d719e86f192c3848f85dbd06511f8914ed20d3d742f2bd373365182a7d39
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- security.samsungmobile.comhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1