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CVE-2018-10502

N/A
Published: September 24, 2018 at 11:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:34 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorGalaxy Apps

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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%

Description

This vulnerability allows local attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy Apps Fixed in version 4.2.18.2. 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 a staging mode. The issue lies in the ability to change the configuration based on the presence of a file in an user-controlled location. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to resources normally protected from the application. Was ZDI-CAN-5359.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Galaxy Apps· Samsung
95%
v < 4.2.18.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 4.2.18.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: [email protected]
https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-560

CVSS

4.6MEDIUM[email protected]
Confidentiality
PARTIAL
Integrity
PARTIAL
Availability
PARTIAL
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-269CWE-20

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