CVE-2015-4641 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices all…
published 2015-06-19 11 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2015-4660
- cvss
- 6.4
- version 2.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 3.7%
- EPSS 3.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 89%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices allows remote web servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, by leveraging control of the skslm.swiftkey.net domain name and providing a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a ZIP archive, as demonstrated by a traversal to the /data/dalvik-cache directory.
Exploit prediction
3.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 89% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- nowsecure.com https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- nowsecure.com https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- github.com https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
- arstechnica.com http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.4 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
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nowsecure.com
/keyboard-vulnerability/
exploit
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nowsecure.com
/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/
exploit
-
github.com
/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/
exploit
-
arstechnica.com
/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/
exploit
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/75353
vdb-entry
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kb.cert.org
/vuls/id/155412
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-4641
- NVD CVE-2015-4641
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