Samsung Devices retrieveExternalProxy access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Samsung Devices. Impacted is an unknown function of the component retrieveExternalProxy. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2022-39888. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samsung Devices (affected version not known) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component retrieveExternalProxy. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control vulnerability in retrieveExternalProxy in MiscPolicy prior to SMR Nov-2022 Release 1 allows local attacker to access to Proxy information.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2022-39888 since 09/05/2022. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2022-42333). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

09/05/2022 CVE reserved
09/04/2025 +1095 days Advisory disclosed
09/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/04/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-39888 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-39888
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322492
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/04/2025 13:15
Updated: 09/04/2025 16:14
Changes: 09/04/2025 13:15 (62), 09/04/2025 16:14 (1)
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