Path Traversal in Samsung Galaxy_s6_edge

CVE-2015-7888

Directory traversal vulnerability in the WifiHs20UtilityService on the Samsung S6 Edge LRX22G.G925VVRU1AOE2 allows remote attackers to overwrite or create arbitrary files as the system-level user via a .. (dot dot) in the name of a file, c…

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.041 (89.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

  • cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2015-7888?
CVE-2015-7888 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy_s6_edge, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2015-7888?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2015-7888 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.