CVE-2022-27837 Privilege escalation in Accessibility
An attacker can exploit a PendingIntent vulnerability in Samsung Accessibility to access files with system privileges, requiring a patch.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-27837?
CVE-2022-27837 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Accessibility, published on 11 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A vulnerability using PendingIntent in Accessibility prior to version 12.5.3.2 in Android R(11.0) and 13.0.1.1 in Android S(12.0) allows attacker to access the file with system privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-27837?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Accessibility.
How do I fix CVE-2022-27837?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-27837 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2022-27837 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-27837 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-h84w-mw8f-pj69.