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TI-2020-07844 Aliases CVE-2020-9759GHSA-j24f-gw9v-x4vp

webOS TV Emulator privilege escalation vulnerability

Priority LOW 34CWE-494Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-494.

Summary

A Vulnerability of LG Electronic web OS TV Emulator could allow an attacker to escalate privileges and overwrite certain files. This vulnerability is due to wrong environment setting. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability through crafted configuration files and executable files.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00472 41st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:lg:webos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableLG
  • cpe:2.3:o:lg:webos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·LG

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 1 product
  • Red Hat

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-9759
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j24f-gw9v-x4vp

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-05802 Command injection in the getAudioMetadata method from the com.webos.service.attachedstoragemanager service CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-05801 Command injection in the processAnalyticsReport method from the com.webos.service.cloudupload service CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-05803 Command injection in the com.webos.service.connectionmanager/tv/setVlanStaticAddress endpoint CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2023-05800 PIN/prompt bypass on the secondscreen.gateway service allows access to the SSAP API without user interaction CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07782 The public API error causes for the attacker to be able to bypass API access control. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-07783 V8 javascript engine (heap vulnerability) can cause privilege escalation ,which can impact on some webOS TV models. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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