CVE-2022-36833

Hidden developer function execution via package-name spoofing

Published Aug 5, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Game Optimizing Service before 3.3.04.0 on Android 10 or 3.5.04.8 on later Android releases allows local users to run hidden developer functions. A package-validation path trusts an attacker-chosen application package name when authorizing access to developer-only functionality. A local application must present a changed package name; Samsung has not disclosed the hidden function or its precise effects.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Game Optimizing Service before 3.3.04.0 on Android 10 or 3.5.04.8 on later Android releases allows local users to run hidden developer functions. A package-validation path trusts an attacker-chosen application package name when authorizing access to developer-only functionality. A local application must present a changed package name; Samsung has not disclosed the hidden function or its precise effects.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36833
Published
Aug 5, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Game Optimizing Service
Classifications
CWE-269, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 5, 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=unspecified <3.3.04.0 in Android 10, 3.5.04.8 in Android 11 and above

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Game Optimizing Serviceversion=unspecified <3.3.04.0 in Android 10, 3.5.04.8 in Android 11 and above

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
7.3Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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