CVE-2022-27836 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2022-27836?

CVE-2022-27836 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper access control and path traversal vulnerability in Storage Manager and Storage Manager Service prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allow local attackers to access arbitrary system files without a proper permission. The patch adds proper validation logic to prevent arbitrary files access.

Weakness: CWE-863, CWE-22, CWE-284

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27836?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-27836?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27836 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.

Is CVE-2022-27836 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27836 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-557f-9chj-3w83.