CVE-2022-28781
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch...
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.
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
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.
- Record
CVE-2022-28781- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-33220
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.
- Record
EUVD-2022-33220- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jvx3-gq7w-5xv7
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch...
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.
- Record
GHSA-jvx3-gq7w-5xv7- CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper input validation in Settings prior to SMR-May-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to launch arbitrary activity with system privilege. The patch adds proper validation logic to check the caller.
- Record
CVE-2022-28781- CVSS 3.1
- 7.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- 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-2022-28781 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.7) in Google Android, published May 3, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.