CVE-2022-39071

Protected file overwrite via installed malicious application

Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Jan 13, 2025

Unauthorized file overwrite in affected ZTE mobile phones allows local users to alter system configuration files and user installers. ZTE has not published the affected component or the operation that permits an installed malicious application to bypass file-access controls. Exploitation requires application installation and user interaction, after which protected configuration and installer content can be replaced without permission.

CVSS severity6.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.30%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Unauthorized file overwrite in affected ZTE mobile phones allows local users to alter system configuration files and user installers. ZTE has not published the affected component or the operation that permits an installed malicious application to bypass file-access controls. Exploitation requires application installation and user interaction, after which protected configuration and installer content can be replaced without permission.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-39071
Published
May 30, 2023
Updated
Jan 13, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 30, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jan 13, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

Affected buildAffected product and version details are unavailable.

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
6.0ZTE CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
7.1CISA-ADPCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

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