CVE-2022-22265: Samsung Mobile Devices Use-After-Free Vulnerability

High severity, CVSS 7.8. Actively exploited: in CISA KEV since 2023-09-18. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows arbitrary memory write and code execution.

Affected products

• Google Android: version 9.0 only; version 10.0 only; version 11.0 only; version 12.0 only

Published 2022-01-10. Last modified 2026-06-17.