# CVE-2022-27836: Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

> Local attackers can access arbitrary system files on Samsung mobile devices due to improper access control and path traversal in Storage Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-557f-9chj-3w83

## 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 (Incorrect Authorization), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory), CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27836?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2022-27836 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Google Android

- [CVE-2026-58704](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-58704/): Google Pixel Improper Authorization (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48543](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48543/): Android Runtime Use-After-Free (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2023-35674](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-35674/): Android Framework Privilege Escalation (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-48595](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-48595/): Android Framework Integer Overflow (high 8.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2024-32896](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32896/): Android Pixel Privilege Escalation (high 8.1, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-27836 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Google Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27836/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27836/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-27836
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27836
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-27836

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-27836/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.