CVE-2020-7811

Samsung Update Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

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Published Oct 12, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 6.2 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Samsung Update 3.0.2.0 ~ 3.0.32.0 has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation as commands crafted by attacker are executed while the engine deserializes the data received during inter-process communication

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Samsung Electronics

Samsung Update

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`3.0.2.0`	affected	≤ 3.0.32.0

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:samsung:update:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-28743	Samsung Update 3.0.2.0 ~ 3.0.32.0 has a vulnerability that allows privilege escalation as commands crafted by attacker are executed while the engine deserializes the data received during inter-process communication

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.714% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.boho.or.kr/krcert/secNoticeView.do?bulletin_writing_sequence=35708

History

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Subscriptions

Microsoft Windows

Samsung Update

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:41 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: krcert
Published: Oct 12, 2020, 1:16 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 9:41 AM
Reserved: Jan 22, 2020, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2020, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:25 AM

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