CVE-2018-10500

HIGH

Samsung Galaxy Apps <6.4.0.15 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 6.4.0.15. An attacker must first obtain the ability to execute low-privileged code on the target system in order to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of push messages. The issue lies in the ability to start an activity with controlled arguments. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5331.

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-559

Scores

CVSS v3 7.0
EPSS 0.0005
EPSS Percentile 14.5%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-284
Status published
Products (1)
samsung/galaxy_apps < 6.4.0.15
Published Sep 24, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026