Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on…
Priority LOW 35CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Partial · Partial
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03683 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 4 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:swiftkey:swiftkey_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Vulnerable | Swiftkey |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | all versions | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:a:swiftkey:swiftkey_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Swiftkey
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Running on ·Samsung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2015-4641
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-89p8-prmx-639j
References
Exploit 4
- https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/
- https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/
- https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/
Advisory 1
More Swiftkey Sdk vulnerabilities
- TI-2015-03882 The SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and… CVSS 2.0LOW 2.9
Sources
- CVE-2015-4641 · CVE Program
- CVE-2015-4641 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-89p8-prmx-639j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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