CVE-2022-36861
Description
Custom permission misuse vulnerability in SystemUI prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows attacker to use some protected functions with SystemUI privilege.
AI Insight
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Custom permission misuse in Samsung SystemUI prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 allows an attacker to execute protected functions with SystemUI privileges.
Vulnerability
Custom permission misuse vulnerability in SystemUI prior to SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 [1]. The bug allows an attacker to use some protected functions with SystemUI privilege. Affected versions: all SystemUI versions before the September 2022 security update.
Exploitation
An attacker needs to have some level of access to the device to exploit this vulnerability. The exact attack vector is not detailed in the available references, but it involves misuse of custom permissions to gain SystemUI-level access to protected functions.
Impact
Successful exploitation allows the attacker to use protected functions with SystemUI privilege, potentially leading to unauthorized actions on the device. The impact could include information disclosure or further privilege escalation.
Mitigation
The vulnerability is fixed in SMR Sep-2022 Release 1 [1]. Users should update their Samsung devices to the latest security patch. No workarounds are mentioned.
AI Insight generated on May 27, 2026. Synthesized from this CVE's description and the cited reference URLs; citations are validated against the source bundle.
Affected products
2- Range: < SMR Sep-2022 Release 1
- Range: Q(10), R(11), S(12)
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
No source-code context for this CVE — mechanics is only generated when we can read the actual fix diff. Without that, the four sections (root cause, attack vector, affected code, fix) would be speculation rather than analysis.
References
1- security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbmitrex_refsource_MISC
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