What is CVE-2022-39845?

CVE-2022-39845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Kies, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-09.

How severe is CVE-2022-39845?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-39845 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Samsung Kies

CVE-2022-39845

Improper validation of integrity check vulnerability in Samsung Kies prior to version 2.6.4.22074 allows local attackers to delete arbitrary directory using directory junction.

EPSS: 0.001 (2.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Kies
Samsung Mobile Kies — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-354 — Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39845?: CVE-2022-39845 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Kies, classified under Improper Validation of Integrity Check Value. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2022-09-09.
How severe is CVE-2022-39845?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-39845 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.