What is CVE-2022-28790?

CVE-2022-28790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Link To Windows Service, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2022-28790?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Link To Windows Service

CVE-2022-28790

Improper authentication in Link to Windows Service prior to version 2.3.04.1 allows attacker to lock the device. The patch adds proper caller signature check logic.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.002 (10.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Link_to_windows_service
Samsung Mobile Link To Windows Service — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-28790?: CVE-2022-28790 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Link To Windows Service, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2022-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2022-28790?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.