CVE-2022-39901 (GCVE-0-2022-39901)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-08 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-23 15:33
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-23 15:32 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-287 - Improper Authentication
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Affected: Exynos baseband , < SMR Dec-2022 Release 1 (custom)
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