CVE-2022-39075

System-file deletion via undisclosed authorization flaw

Published May 30, 2023 · Updated Jan 13, 2025

Unauthorized access in ZTE mobile phones allows local users to delete system files through an installed malicious application. ZTE has not published the affected component or the operation that bypasses authorization before the application deletes protected files. Exploitation requires user interaction to install the application; the documented consequence is unauthorized system-file deletion that can impair integrity and availability.

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

What happened

Unauthorized access in ZTE mobile phones allows local users to delete system files through an installed malicious application. ZTE has not published the affected component or the operation that bypasses authorization before the application deletes protected files. Exploitation requires user interaction to install the application; the documented consequence is unauthorized system-file deletion that can impair integrity and availability.

The record

CVE
CVE-2022-39075
Published
May 30, 2023
Updated
Jan 13, 2025
Vendor
Unknown vendor
Product
Unknown product
Classifications
T1662
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

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?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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Published CVSS scores

5.3ZTE CorporationCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1662Data Destruction

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