CVEvulnerability

CVE-2018-10502

7.8 HIGH Published 2018-09-24 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2018-09-24
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
4.6 MEDIUM — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-20, CWE-269

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 4.2.18.2. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of a staging mode. The issue lies in the ability to change the configuration based on the presence of a file in an user-controlled location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5359.

Affected configurations

• samsung galaxy apps (< 4.2.18.2)

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness

References