Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Samsung Gear IconX PC Manager
Priority LOW 32CWE-345Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-345.
Summary
Insufficient verification of data authenticity vulnerability in Samsung Gear IconX PC Manager prior to version 2.1.221019.51 allows local attackers to create arbitrary file using symbolic link.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00154 4th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Samsung Gear IconX PC Manager (Samsung Mobile): 2.1.221019.51
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Samsung Gear IconX PC Manager (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in 2.1.221019.51
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-39909
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j3qr-j5r5-64mp
References
More Samsung Gear Iconx Pc Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-11419 Uncontrolled search path in Samsung Gear IconX PC Manager CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2022-39909 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-39909 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j3qr-j5r5-64mp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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