# CVE-2022-36830: Other in Charm by Samsung

> Local attackers can access files without permission via PendingIntent hijacking in the Samsung Charm application.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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:** 5 Aug 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-pvc4-x6fm-w5wg

## What is CVE-2022-36830?

CVE-2022-36830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charm by Samsung, published on 5 Aug 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

PendingIntent hijacking vulnerability in cancelAlarmManager in Charm by Samsung prior to version 1.2.3 allows local attackers to access files without permission via implicit intent.

Weakness: CWE-927 (Use of Implicit Intent for Sensitive Communication)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-36830?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Charm Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-36830?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-36830 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-36830 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-36830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Charm by Samsung

- [CVE-2022-36829](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36829/): Other in Charm by Samsung (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2022-36836](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36836/): Missing authorization in Charm by Samsung (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-36830 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-36830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Charm by Samsung, published on 5 Aug 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-2022-36830 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Charm by Samsung. 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-2022-36830/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36830/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-36830
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-36830
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-36830

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-36830/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.