CVE-2022-23998
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10...
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
6.2
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.
- Record
CVE-2022-23998- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-28913
6.2
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28913- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m2w8-37g8-4987 No score
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10...
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.
- Record
GHSA-m2w8-37g8-4987- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
6.2
Improper access control vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.16 in Android R(11), 10.5.03.77 in Android Q(10) and 9.0.6.68 in Android P(9) allows untrusted applications to take a picture in screenlock status.
- Record
CVE-2022-23998- CVSS 3.1
- 6.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23998 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.2) in Samsung Camera, published February 11, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.59%, the 48th percentile. No source names a fixed version.