Improper privilege management in Samsung Recovery
Priority LOW 20CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Improper access control vulnerability in SamsungRecovery prior to version 8.1.43.0 allows local attckers to delete arbitrary files as SamsungRecovery permission.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00191 8th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Samsung Recovery (Samsung Mobile): 8.1.43.0
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Samsung Recovery (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in 8.1.43.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-27840
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v2xv-xvvc-52fg
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-27840 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-27840 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-v2xv-xvvc-52fg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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