CVE-2015-7888 json
Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to over…
published 9y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-7786
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.1%
- EPSS 4.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, compressed into a zipped file named cred.zip, and downloaded to /sdcard/Download.
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4.05% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.8 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:C/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
References
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/77338
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
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packetstormsecurity.com
/files/134104/Samsung-WifiHs20UtilityService-Path-Traversal.html
third-party-advisory
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bugs.chromium.org
/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=489&q=samsung&redir=1
issue-tracking, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2015-7888
- NVD CVE-2015-7888
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