CVE-2022-28779

Local code execution via uncontrolled installer search path

Published Apr 11, 2022 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Uncontrolled search path handling in Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows before 1.7.50 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. The installer resolves a code-bearing dependency through a search location an attacker can control; Samsung has not identified the dependency or loading API. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and user interaction, and successful code runs with the installer's permissions.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.35%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Uncontrolled search path handling in Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows before 1.7.50 allows local users to execute arbitrary code. The installer resolves a code-bearing dependency through a search location an attacker can control; Samsung has not identified the dependency or loading API. Exploitation requires local high-privileged access and user interaction, and successful code runs with the installer's permissions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-28779
Published
Apr 11, 2022
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Android USB Driver for Windows
Classifications
CWE-427, T1574
Attack vector
local
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 11, 2022CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=- <1.7.50

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Samsung Android USB Driver for Windowsversion=- <1.7.50

Published CVSS scores

7.8NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
5.3Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H
4.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-427Uncontrolled Search Path Element
T1574Hijack Execution Flow

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