CVE-2022-33703
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 CACertificateInfo prior to SMR Jul-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 CACertificateInfo on Samsung mobile devices prior to SMR Jul-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch certain activities due to insufficient validation of certificate information.
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 model and manufacturer through Settings > About Phone > Model Number or by running 'getprop ro.product.model' in ADB/shellAffected if The device is not a Samsung brand mobile device (the vulnerability is specific to Samsung mobile devices)
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Check Android OS versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Android version or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' in ADB/shellAffected if Android version is 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 (exact versions matching the affected range)
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Check Samsung SMR versionNavigate to Settings > About Phone > Software information > Build number or run 'getprop ro.build.version.sem' in ADB/shell to check the Samsung Maintenance Release versionAffected if SMR version is earlier than July 2022 Release 1 (the fix was released in SMR Jul-2022 Release 1)
A user is affected if they have a Samsung mobile device running Android 10.0, 11.0, or 12.0 with an SMR version earlier than the July 2022 Release 1.
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 device firmware to SMR (Security Maintenance Release) July 2022 Release 1 or later to obtain the validation fix.
SMR Jul-2022 Release 1
- Check current Android security patch level on the Samsung device via Settings > About phone > Software information > Security patch level
- Navigate to Settings > Software update on the Samsung device
- Tap 'Download and install' to check for available updates
- Download and install the SMR Jul-2022 Release 1 security update which contains the fix for CVE-2022-33703
- Verify the device now shows the July 2022 security patch level after successful installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
- Testing2.0 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-2022-33703 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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