This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Samsung Email Fixed in version 5…

published 2018-09-24 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-2570

cvss: 5.5; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 31%
public exploits: 0; none known

This vulnerability allows local attackers to disclose sensitive information on vulnerable installations of Samsung Email Fixed in version 5.0.02.16. 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 file:/// URIs. The issue lies in the lack of proper validation of user-supplied data, which can allow for reading arbitrary files. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to escalate privileges. Was ZDI-CAN-5329.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

samsung samsung_email 5.0.02.16

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Exploit prediction

0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	5.5	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Samsung Samsung Email

Classification

Weakness

CWE-37 Path Traversal: '/absolute/pathname/here'
CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

zerodayinitiative.com /advisories/ZDI-18-557
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-10498
NVD CVE-2018-10498

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