CVE-2022-23731

HIGH

LG webOS >=4.0 - Privilege Escalation via V8 Heap Vulnerability

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2022-23731. PoCs published by DavidBuchanan314.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This repository contains a working exploit chain for CVE-2022-23731, targeting WebOS 4.x on 32-bit SoCs to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) to root. The exploit leverages memory corruption and type confusion in the JavaScript engine to gain arbitrary read/write primitives and execute shellcode.

Description

V8 javascript engine (heap vulnerability) can cause privilege escalation ,which can impact on some webOS TV models.

Exploits (1)

nomisec WORKING POC 49 stars
by DavidBuchanan314 · poc
https://github.com/DavidBuchanan314/WAMpage

This repository contains a working exploit chain for CVE-2022-23731, targeting WebOS 4.x on 32-bit SoCs to achieve local privilege escalation (LPE) to root. The exploit leverages memory corruption and type confusion in the JavaScript engine to gain arbitrary read/write primitives and execute shellcode.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Lpe
Complexity
Complex
Reliability
Reliable
Target: WebOS 4.x (32-bit)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Access to a WebOS 4.x device with a 32-bit SoC · Ability to install the exploit as an app or run it in a devmode shell
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://lgsecurity.lge.com/bulletins/tv

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0062
EPSS Percentile 45.0%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
lg/webos 4.0
Published Mar 11, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026