CVE-2022-22263
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUnprotected dynamic receiver in SecSettings prior to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to launch arbitrary activity.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThis is a vulnerability in Samsung's SecSettings application (Android) where an unprotected dynamic broadcast receiver allows untrusted third-party applications to send intents that launch arbitrary activities within the SecSettings app. The receiver lacks proper permission checks or signature verification, enabling any app to trigger protected functionality.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 11.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Android version is 11.0Go to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.sdk' via ADB shellAffected if Android version is exactly 11.0 (API level 30)
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Confirm SecSettings app is installedCheck for SecSettings in the app drawer, or run 'pm list packages | grep secsettings' via ADB shellAffected if SecSettings package is present on the device
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Determine SecSettings versionRun 'dumpsys package com.sec.android.app.secsettings | grep versionName' via ADB shell, or view in Settings > Apps > SecSettings > VersionAffected if SecSettings version is earlier than SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 (exact version number unknown from advisory)
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Identify the unprotected broadcast receiverUse APK analysis tools (such as jadx or APK Explorer) to decompile SecSettings APK and examine AndroidManifest.xml for dynamic broadcast receivers without permission attributesAffected if A dynamic broadcast receiver exists in the manifest with no android:permission or android:exported=false attribute set
Device is affected if running Android 11.0 with SecSettings installed and the SecSettings version predates the SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 fix, which can be confirmed by inspecting the APK's manifest for an unprotected exported broadcast receiver.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scopedUpdate SecSettings to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 or later, which adds proper protection (permission requirements or signature checks) to the dynamic receiver to prevent unauthorized access by untrusted applications.
SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 or later
- Check current Android security patch level on the device in Settings > About Phone > Security patch level
- Navigate to Settings > Software Update and download/install the latest Samsung security update
- Ensure the device updates to SMR Jan-2022 Release 1 or later which contains the fix for CVE-2022-22263
- After updating, verify the security patch level reflects January 2022 or later
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA3.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-22263 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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