# CVE-2022-28541: Path traversal in Samsung Update

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with Samsung Update privileges via an uncontrolled search path vulnerability in the update utility.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.9 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **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-gj25-c67g-2q9v

## What is CVE-2022-28541?

CVE-2022-28541 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Update, 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

Uncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Samsung Update prior to version 3.0.77.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code as Samsung Update permission.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element), CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-28541?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Update.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-28541?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-28541 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-28541 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-28541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Update

- [CVE-2020-7811](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7811/): Samsung Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2022-36840](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36840/): Other in Samsung Update Setup (medium 4.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-28541 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-28541 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Update, 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-2022-28541 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Update. 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-2022-28541/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28541/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-28541
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28541
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-28541

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28541/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.