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Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-416 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung Internet Browser Fixed in version 6.4.0.15. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handling of TypedArray objects. The issue results from the lack of validating the existence of an object prior to performing operations on the object. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code under the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-5326.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10496
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cg23-mg4h-6rxm
References
More Samsung Internet Browser vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-17050 Information disclosure in Samsung Internet Browser CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2018-10496 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10496 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cg23-mg4h-6rxm · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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