CVE-2022-27576

Foreground-app information disclosure via missing permission protection

Published Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Samsung DeX Home before SMR April-2022 Release 1 exposes foreground-app information to local users without permission. DeX Home lacks permission protection around the operation that reveals the currently launched foreground app; Samsung has not published the exact code locus. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of which app is in the foreground.

CVSS severity3.3
Low
EPSS probability0.27%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Samsung DeX Home before SMR April-2022 Release 1 exposes foreground-app information to local users without permission. DeX Home lacks permission protection around the operation that reveals the currently launched foreground app; Samsung has not published the exact code locus. Exploitation requires local execution and user interaction, and the reported consequence is limited to disclosure of which app is in the foreground.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-27576
Published
Apr 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Mobile Devices
Classifications
CWE-200, CWE-668, T1418
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

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=Q(10), R(11), S(12) <SMR Apr-2022 Release 1

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Mobile Devicesversion=Q(10), R(11), S(12) <SMR Apr-2022 Release 1

Published CVSS scores

3.3Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.3NIST NVDAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-668Exposure of Resource to Wrong Sphere
T1418Software Discovery

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