CVE-2022-25829

Wi-Fi password disclosure via sensitive log entry

Published Mar 8, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information exposure in Samsung Watch Active2 Plugin before 2.2.08.22012751 allows local users to read connected Wi-Fi passwords from logs. The plugin writes the connected Wi-Fi access-point password to a device log without preventing privileged log readers from retrieving it. The attacker requires local access and high privileges to read the log; the published impact is limited to password confidentiality.

CVSS severity1.9
Low
EPSS probability0.21%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Samsung Watch Active2 Plugin before 2.2.08.22012751 allows local users to read connected Wi-Fi passwords from logs. The plugin writes the connected Wi-Fi access-point password to a device log without preventing privileged log readers from retrieving it. The attacker requires local access and high privileges to read the log; the published impact is limited to password confidentiality.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-25829
Published
Mar 8, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Watch Active2 Plugin
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-532, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 8, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=- <2.2.08.22012751

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Watch Active2 Pluginversion=- <2.2.08.22012751

Published CVSS scores

3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.9Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.1NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-532Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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