Improper privilege management in Samsung Galaxy Apps
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- 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-269.
Summary
This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 4.2.18.2. 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 a staging mode. The issue lies in the ability to change the configuration based on the presence of a file in an user-controlled location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5359.
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-2018-10502
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52c9-pwfp-v3r3
References
More Samsung Galaxy Apps vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-14262 Samsung Galaxy Apps before 4.4.01.7 allows modification of the hostname used for load… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
- TI-2018-07408 Improper input validation in Samsung Galaxy Apps CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
- TI-2018-07409 Improper access control in Samsung Galaxy Apps CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.0
Sources
- CVE-2018-10502 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10502 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52c9-pwfp-v3r3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences