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A vulnerability identified as CVE-2022-33702 was discovered in Knoxguard prior to SMR Jul-2022 Release 1. The vulnerability allows local attackers to disable keyguard and bypass Knoxguard lock through factory reset due to improper authorization (NVD). The issue was disclosed and addressed in July 2022, affecting Android versions 10.0, 11.0, and 12.0.
The vulnerability has been classified with a CVSS v3.1 Base Score of 5.5 (MEDIUM) according to NVD, with a vector string of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. Samsung Mobile assessed it slightly higher with a CVSS score of 6.2 (MEDIUM) and vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N. The vulnerability is categorized under CWE-285 (Improper Authorization) (NVD).
If exploited, this vulnerability allows local attackers to bypass the Knoxguard lock security feature through a factory reset operation. This could potentially compromise the device's security mechanisms and allow unauthorized access to protected features (NVD).
The vulnerability was addressed in the Samsung Mobile Security Maintenance Release (SMR) Jul-2022 Release 1. Users should update their devices to this version or later to protect against this vulnerability (Samsung Mobile Security).
Source: This report was generated using AI
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