Vulnerability · Published Aug 5, 2022 · Assigned by Samsung Mobile

CVE-2022-36840

Medium 4.5

In plain English

A medium-severity uncontrolled search path in Samsung Update Setup from Samsung Mobile. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

DLL hijacking vulnerability in Samsung Update Setup prior to version 2.2.9.50 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Samsung Mobile Samsung Update Setup unspecified – before 2.2.9.50

Weakness: CWE-427 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

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