CVE-2022-27840

Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-04-11 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in SamsungRecovery prior to version 8.1.43.0 allows local attckers to delete arbitrary files as SamsungRecovery permission.

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Recovery: before 8.1.43.0 — fixed in 8.1.43.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samsung Mobile Samsung Recovery 8.1.43.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=4
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2022&month=4

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