What is CVE-2022-28541?

CVE-2022-28541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Update, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-28541?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-28541 known to be exploited?

5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Path Traversal in Samsung Update

CVE-2022-28541

Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Samsung Update prior to version 3.0.77.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as Samsung Update permission.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.004 (29.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28541?: CVE-2022-28541 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Update, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2022-04-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-28541?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-28541 known to be exploited?: 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.