CVE-2022-39883 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.0 Published Updated

A local attacker can bypass authorization checks in StorageManagerService to call privileged APIs, leading to privilege escalation on Samsung mobile devices.

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-2022-39883?

CVE-2022-39883 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Nov 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper authorization vulnerability in StorageManagerService prior to SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to call privileged API.

Weakness: CWE-285

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39883?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39883?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39883 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2022-39883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-67vh-5v34-43vx.

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