What is CVE-2018-10500?

CVE-2018-10500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Apps, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-09-24.

How severe is CVE-2018-10500?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Apps

CVE-2018-10500

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 6.4.0.15. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of push messages. The issue lies in the ability to start an activity with controlled arguments. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5331.

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung Galaxy_apps
Samsung Galaxy Apps — versions Fixed in version 6.4.0.15

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10500?: CVE-2018-10500 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Apps, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2018-09-24.
How severe is CVE-2018-10500?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.