CVE-2022-39901
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker...
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- 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
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.
- Record
CVE-2022-39901- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-42346
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.
- Record
EUVD-2022-42346- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cgvm-v5x3-2hm9
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker...
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.
- Record
GHSA-cgvm-v5x3-2hm9- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper authentication in Exynos baseband prior to SMR DEC-2022 Release 1 allows remote attacker to disable the network traffic encryption between UE and gNodeB.
- Record
CVE-2022-39901- CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-287
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPUB-A-263783333 No score
In TBD of TBD, there is a possible downgrade attack against cryptography in a 5G NSA network due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to remote information disclosure with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.
- Record
PUB-A-263783333- Updated
- 2026-11-10
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
:unknown:Android |
Pixel-family specific:0 up to Pixel-family specific:2023-06-05, plus listed versions Pixel-family specific |
Pixel-family specific:2023-06-05 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-39901 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Samsung Exynos Firmware, published December 8, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.25%, the 16th percentile. Fixed in :unknown: Pixel-family specific:2023-06-05.