Vulnerability · Published Apr 11, 2022 · Assigned by Samsung Mobile
CVE-2022-27840
Medium 4.4
In plain English
A medium-severity privilege mismanagement in Samsung Recovery 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)4.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Improper access control vulnerability in SamsungRecovery prior to version 8.1.43.0 allows local attckers to delete arbitrary files as SamsungRecovery permission.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Samsung Mobile | Samsung Recovery | - – before 8.1.43.0 |
Weakness: CWE-269 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=4 x_refsource_MISC