Samsung TV 2021/2022 Bluetooth access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung TV 2021/2022. It has been rated as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-44636. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung TV 2021/2022. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The Samsung TV (2021 and 2022 model) smart remote control allows attackers to enable microphone access via Bluetooth spoofing when a user is activating remote control by pressing a button. This is fixed in xxx72510, E9172511 for 2021 models, xxxA1000, 4x2A0200 for 2022 models.

The weakness was disclosed 12/13/2022. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2022-44636 since 11/03/2022. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

11/03/2022 🔍
12/13/2022 +40 days 🔍
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04/22/2025 +861 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: samsung.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-44636 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-44636
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-215467

Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2022 19:00
Updated: 04/22/2025 08:19
Changes: 12/13/2022 19:00 (38), 01/07/2023 17:00 (1), 01/07/2023 17:08 (11), 04/22/2025 08:19 (16)
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