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CVE-2019-6742

CRITICAL
9.8
CVSS Score
Published: June 3, 2019 at 06:15 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:39 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorGalaxy S9 FirmwareGalaxy S9+

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Severity
CRITICAL9.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 6%

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy S9 prior to 1.4.20.2. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the GameServiceReceiver update mechanism. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7477.

Affected

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

Galaxy S9 Firmware· Samsung
95%
v < 1.4.20.2
Affected range stops below 1.4.20.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
samsung-galaxy-s9 (same device)
Galaxy S9+· Samsungdevice
80%
All versions

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://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-19-255/

CVSS

9.8CRITICAL[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-358NVD-CWE-noinfo

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