CVE-2022-33710 Privilege escalation in Galaxy Store

High 7.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can exploit improper input validation to launch activities with elevated Galaxy Store privileges, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-33710?

CVE-2022-33710 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, published on 11 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation vulnerability in BillingPackageInsraller in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.41.8 allows local attackers to launch activities as Galaxy Store privilege.

Weakness: CWE-269, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33710?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Galaxy Store.

How do I fix CVE-2022-33710?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33710 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-33710 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33710 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-87jj-254w-w4pm.

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