# Samsung Mobile Devices: Use-After-Free (CVE-2022-22265) · pwn.watch

> Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-09-18.

Page: https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265 · generated 2026-10-22T20:15:47.501Z

## Status
- Severity: high · status: closed · patch: patched
- Product: Samsung Mobile Devices
- Started: 2023-09-18 · closed: 2023-09-18
- CVEs: CVE-2022-22265
- Affected: See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)
- Fixed in: See vendor advisory linked in sources

## Follow this incident
- RSS (one item per update): https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265/feed.xml
- JSON Feed: https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265/feed.json
- Full data (timeline, sources, posts, agentBrief): https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265.json
- This file: https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265/llms.txt

## Updates (newest first)
- 2023-09-18: CISA added CVE-2022-22265 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-10-09).

## Fix brief
# Security brief: Samsung Mobile Devices: Use-After-Free (CVE-2022-22265)

Source: https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265 · status: closed (closed Sep 18, 2023) · severity: high · updated Sep 18, 2023

## Patch status
**PATCHED: fixed releases exist. Upgrade to a fixed version.**

## What it is
Samsung devices with selected Exynos chipsets contain a use-after-free vulnerability that allows malicious memory write and code execution. Added to CISA KEV on 2023-09-18.

Severity detail: CVSS 7.8 (NVD), actively exploited (CISA KEV)

- Product: Samsung Mobile Devices
- CVE / advisory ids: CVE-2022-22265

## Affected versions
- See vendor advisory / CISA notes (versions not always listed in KEV feed)

## Check whether you're affected
No generic command applies (the product is a hosted service, appliance or desktop app). Check the installed version in its admin UI / About screen and compare with the versions above.

## Fix
Upgrade to one of these fixed versions (or later on the same branch):
- See vendor advisory linked in sources

After upgrading, re-run the checks above and redeploy/restart the affected services.

## Latest updates
- Sep 18, 2023: CISA added CVE-2022-22265 to the KEV catalog (due 2023-10-09).

## Advisories
- [Vendor advisory: Samsung Mobile Devices](https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2022&month=1) (Samsung)
- [NVD: CVE-2022-22265](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22265) (NVD)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) (CISA)

## Caveats
Derived from CISA KEV JSON feed catalogVersion 2026.10.21. Exact affected/fixed version strings are not always in the KEV record — verify against the vendor advisory URL. startedAt uses dateAdded (exploitation may have begun earlier).

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Machine-readable: https://pwn.watch/i/samsung-mobile-devices-cve-2022-22265.json · all incidents: https://pwn.watch/incidents.json. Verify against the vendor advisory before changing production systems.