An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with S3(KK), Note2(KK), S4(L)…
Priority LOW 20Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with S3(KK), Note2(KK), S4(L), Note3(L), and S5(L) software. An attacker can rewrite the IMEI by flashing crafted firmware. The Samsung ID is SVE-2016-5562 (March 2016).
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00281 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 10
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s5_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:note2_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:note2:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s3_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-11050
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r7qq-28ww-xhph
References
Sources
- CVE-2016-11050 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-11050 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r7qq-28ww-xhph · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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