CVE-2022-30739 Privilege escalation in Samsung Account

Medium 4.0 Published 7 Jun 2022 Updated 3 Aug 2024

Attackers with normal permissions can access user email or phone numbers due to improper privilege management in the Samsung Account application.

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-2022-30739?

CVE-2022-30739 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Jun 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to 13.2.00.6 allows attackers to get an user email or phone number with a normal level permission.

Weakness: CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-30739?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Account.

How do I fix CVE-2022-30739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-30739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-30739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-30739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8j6c-hx46-xr2g.