CVE-2020-7811 Samsung Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Attackers can escalate privileges and execute arbitrary code via crafted data during inter-process communication in Samsung Update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7811?
CVE-2020-7811 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in Samsung Update, published on 12 Oct 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Samsung Update 3.0.2.0 ~ 3.0.32.0 has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation as commands crafted by attacker are executed while the engine deserializes the data received during inter-process communication
Weakness: CWE-502
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7811?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Update.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7811?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7811 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.
Is CVE-2020-7811 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7811 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Update
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rw4v-74gf-cr5f.