CVE-2022-33715
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 access control and path traversal vulnerability in LauncherProvider prior to SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 allow local attacker to access files of One UI.
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 access control combined with path traversal in Samsung's LauncherProvider (One UI) allows a local attacker to use directory traversal sequences (../) to access files outside the intended sandbox, potentially exposing sensitive One UI files without elevated privileges.
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= 11.0= 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
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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.
-
Confirm device is a Samsung deviceRun 'getprop ro.product.manufacturer' or 'getprop samsung.product' to check if the device is manufactured by SamsungAffected if Manufacturer is not Samsung - this vulnerability is specific to Samsung's One UI implementation
-
Check Android versionRun 'getprop ro.build.version.release' to determine the installed Android versionAffected if Version is 11.0 or 12.0 - these are the specifically listed affected versions in the CVE
-
Verify One UI LauncherProvider existsRun 'pm list packages | grep launcher' or check for package 'com.sec.android.app.launcher' or similar Samsung launcher packagesAffected if The vulnerable LauncherProvider component from Samsung One UI is present on the device
-
Check Samsung security patch levelRun 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' to identify the installed security update dateAffected if Patch level is earlier than August 2022 SMR (Security Maintenance Release)
User is affected if running a Samsung device with One UI on Android 11.0 or 12.0 that has not received the August 2022 Samsung security update.
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 · scopedApply Samsung SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 or later which contains the vendor patch; enterprises should ensure mobile device management policies enforce timely system updates.
SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 (Samsung Security Maintenance Release)
- Open Settings on the Samsung device
- Navigate to Software update
- Tap on Download and install to check for the August 2022 security update
- Install the SMR Aug-2022 Release 1 update which contains the fix for this vulnerability
- Verify the update was successfully installed by checking the security patch level in Settings > About phone > Software information
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
- Consultation1.0 h
- Testing1.0 h
- Review / QA1.0 h
An estimate, not a bill — we confirm scope with you before any work starts. Need it this week? Rush from $1,200.
Scan for this in your stack
Free · runs locallyCheck whether your project pulls in CVE-2022-33715 — or any other known-vulnerable package — straight from your lock files. Free and open source; it runs locally and uploads nothing.
References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-33715 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
No notes yet
Be the first to add a field note for this CVE — a mitigation you’ve verified, a version caveat, or a link to a working fix. Sign in above to contribute.
A place for practitioners to share what actually worked: a mitigation you’ve tested, a configuration change, a version- or environment-specific caveat, or a link to a verified patch. The most useful notes rise to the top as peers upvote them, so the signal stays high.
- Verified mitigations, workarounds, and config changes
- Version or environment caveats, and links to real fixes
- No weaponised exploit code, or anything meant to cause harm
- No spam, self-promotion, credentials, or personal data