CVE-2022-27828
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 · uneditedImproper validation vulnerability in MediaMonitorEvent prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch certain activities.
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 confidenceImproper validation vulnerability in the MediaMonitorEvent component in Samsung mobile devices prior to the SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch certain activities due to insufficient input validation.
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= 10.0= 11.0= 12.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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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Confirm device is a Samsung mobile deviceCheck the device manufacturer through Settings > About Phone > Manufacturer or via 'getprop ro.product.manufacturer' commandAffected if Device manufacturer is not Samsung (this vulnerability affects only Samsung devices)
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Verify Android version is 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0Check Android version through Settings > About Phone > Android version or via 'getprop ro.build.version.release' commandAffected if Android version matches 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 exactly
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Check Samsung Maintenance Release (SMR) versionCheck SMR version through Settings > About Phone > Software information > Build number, or via 'getprop ro.build.version.sem' command - look for SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 or laterAffected if SMR version is earlier than Apr-2022 Release 1, or the SMR patch date is before April 2022
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Verify MediaMonitorEvent component is presentCheck if the MediaMonitorEvent component exists on the device - this is a Samsung-specific component, typically found in system apps related to media monitoringAffected if Device runs Android 10.0/11.0/12.0 with SMR earlier than Apr-2022 and has the MediaMonitorEvent component enabled
User is affected if running a Samsung mobile device with Android 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0, where the SMR version is earlier than Apr-2022 Release 1, and the MediaMonitorEvent component is present and active.
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 Samsung mobile devices to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 or later to obtain the patched MediaMonitorEvent component with proper validation.
SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 or later
- Check your Samsung device model and current Android version
- Navigate to Settings > About Phone > Software Update on the Samsung device
- Ensure the device is connected to Wi-Fi and has sufficient battery
- Check for and install any available updates
- Verify the installed SMR (Samsung Maintenance Release) is April-2022 Release 1 or later via Settings > About Phone > Software Information > SMR (Maintenance Release)
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 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-2022-27828 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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