CVE-2022-26090

Local contact-data disclosure via undisclosed access control

Published Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Improper access control in Samsung Contacts before SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows local users to read contact information. Samsung has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that fails to reject unauthorized contact-data requests. A local low-privileged context is required, and exploitation exposes contact information without user interaction.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in Samsung Contacts before SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows local users to read contact information. Samsung has not published the affected component or the access-control operation that fails to reject unauthorized contact-data requests. A local low-privileged context is required, and exploitation exposes contact information without user interaction.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-26090
Published
Apr 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Contacts
Classifications
CWE-815, T1533
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 11, 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=R(11), S(12) <SMR Apr-2022 Release 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Samsung Contactsversion=R(11), S(12) <SMR Apr-2022 Release 1

Published CVSS scores

3.3NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
2.1NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
5.3Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-815Security Misconfiguration
T1533Data from Local System

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