Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Samsung Update prior to version 3.0.77.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as Sa…

published 2022-04-11 4y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2022-32983

cvss: 5.9; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.4%; EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 33%
public exploits: 0; none known

Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Samsung Update prior to version 3.0.77.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as Samsung Update permission.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Samsung Mobile Samsung Update 3.0.77.0

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Exploit prediction

0.39% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 33% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.9	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Update

Classification

Weakness

CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory
CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

security.samsungmobile.com /serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=4
third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2022-28541
NVD CVE-2022-28541

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