samsung running equipment Android According to a report by mobile security and privacy solutions company Cryptowire, 9 to 12, which have not been updated by the company in the February 2022 patch, are under a major cyber threat. The firm has warned that due to a major security flaw in a wide range of Samsung devices, they could be taken down by hackers,
The cyber security firm has said in a report that it has discovered a vulnerability (CVE-2022-22292) in India
Samsung devices running Android versions 9 to 12 can allow hackers to infiltrate any device that hasn’t been updated and performs a number of dangerous tasks. after taking over samsung devices, Hackers can make phone calls, install or uninstall apps, install unverified certificates to weaken HTTPS security. The report states that they can run apps in the background and if they wish, they can even factory reset the device.
As per the report, the vulnerability lies in the phone app that comes pre-installed on the device. The app contains an “vulnerable component” that can be used by hackers to hack local apps to “perform privileged operations without user authorization”. Since the Phone app has all the system permissions, it becomes easy for hackers to open the attack vector.
The “CVE-2022-22292 vulnerability was disclosed to Samsung on November 27, 2021 and given a “high” severity rating by Samsung. Samsung released it in February 2022 as part of its ongoing Security Maintenance Release (SMR) process. patched the vulnerability”, the report said.
Since the patch was released in February 2022, it is imperative that any Samsung user should update their devices to the latest version as soon as possible.