CVE-2022-36838

Information disclosure via hijacked implicit intent

Published Aug 5, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Implicit intent hijacking in Samsung Galaxy Wearable before 2.2.50 allows local users to access sensitive information. An application component sends sensitive data through an implicit Android intent rather than binding the message to its intended component, so another matching app can receive it. A malicious app on the same Android device requires no user interaction, and the published record does not identify the exposed data.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Implicit intent hijacking in Samsung Galaxy Wearable before 2.2.50 allows local users to access sensitive information. An application component sends sensitive data through an implicit Android intent rather than binding the message to its intended component, so another matching app can receive it. A malicious app on the same Android device requires no user interaction, and the published record does not identify the exposed data.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-36838
Published
Aug 5, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Galaxy Wearable
Classifications
CWE-285
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 <2.2.50

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Galaxy Wearableversion=unspecified <2.2.50

Published CVSS scores

4.0Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.6NIST National Vulnerability DatabaseCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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-285Improper Authorization

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