Samsung Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Priority LOW 35CWE-502Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.
Summary
Samsung Update 3.0.2.0 ~ 3.0.32.0 has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation as commands crafted by attacker are executed while the engine deserializes the data received during inter-process communication
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00714 53rd 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Samsung | Samsung Update | 3.0.2.0 – 3.0.32.0 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Samsung Update VendorSamsung Affected 3.0.2.0 – 3.0.32.0 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-7811
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rw4v-74gf-cr5f
References
More Samsung Update vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11221 Path traversal in Samsung Update CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2022-17055 Uncontrolled search path in Samsung Update Setup CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2020-7811 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-7811 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-rw4v-74gf-cr5f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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