CVE-2022-36833
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 Privilege Management vulnerability in Game Optimizing Service prior to versions 3.3.04.0 in Android 10, and 3.5.04.8 in Android 11 and above allows local attacker to execute hidden function for developer by changing package name.
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 · high confidenceThis is an improper privilege management vulnerability in Samsung's Game Optimizing Service that allows a local attacker to execute hidden developer functions by manipulating the package name. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 3.3.04.0 (Android 10) and 3.5.04.8 (Android 11+), enabling local privilege escalation to access developer-only functionality.
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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< 3.3.04.0< 3.5.04.8CVSS 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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Identify Game Optimizing Service packageRun 'adb shell pm list packages | grep -i game' to find the Samsung Game Optimizing Service package name on the deviceAffected if The package is present on the device
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Retrieve installed versionRun 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' and look for the versionName field in the outputAffected if The displayed version is below 3.3.04.0 for Android 10 devices, or below 3.5.04.8 for Android 11+ devices
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Confirm Android versionRun 'adb shell getprop ro.build.version.release' to determine the Android OS versionAffected if The device runs Android 10 and the Game Optimizing Service version is below 3.3.04.0, OR the device runs Android 11+ and the version is below 3.5.04.8
A user is affected if the Game Optimizing Service is installed and its version falls below 3.3.04.0 on Android 10 or below 3.5.04.8 on Android 11+.
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 · scoped3.3.04.03.5.04.8
Apply the vendor-supplied update to Game Optimizing Service version 3.3.04.0 or later for Android 10 devices, and version 3.5.04.8 or later for Android 11+ devices.
Game Optimizing Service version 3.3.04.0 (Android 10) or version 3.5.04.8 (Android 11+)
- Update the Samsung Game Optimizing Service to version 3.3.04.0 or higher on Android 10 devices
- Update the Samsung Game Optimizing Service to version 3.5.04.8 or higher on Android 11 and above devices
- Apply the latest Samsung security update patch via Settings > Software update > Download and install
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