CVE-2022-27843
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedDLL hijacking vulnerability in Kies prior to version 2.6.4.22014_2 allows attacker to execute abitrary code.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA DLL hijacking vulnerability in Samsung Kies software allows attackers to execute arbitrary code by placing a malicious DLL in a directory where the application searches for DLLs before checking system locations. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to 2.6.4.22014_2.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 2.6.4.22014_2CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Locate Samsung Kies installationSearch for Samsung Kies in program directories - typically installed under C:\Program Files\Samsung\Kies\ or C:\Program Files (x86)\Samsung\Kies\ on Windows systems. Check registry keys under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall for Samsung Kies entry.Affected if Samsung Kies is found installed on the system
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Determine installed versionOpen the Kies application folder and locate the version information file, or right-click Kies.exe and select Properties > Details to view the File Version. Alternatively, check the Uninstall entry in Windows Registry for the displayed version number.Affected if Version returned is lower than 2.6.4.22014_2 (such as 2.6.x, 2.5.x, or earlier)
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Compare against affected version rangeTake the installed version number and compare it numerically against 2.6.4.22014_2. Any version with major version 2 and minor version less than 6, or version 2.6.4 with build lower than 22014_2, is affected.Affected if Installed version is < 2.6.4.22014_2
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Verify DLL loading behavior (optional)Use Process Monitor or similar tool to monitor Samsung Kies.exe DLL loading behavior at runtime. Observe whether the application attempts to load DLLs from the current working directory or unprotected paths before system directories.Affected if Application loads DLLs from user-writable directories before checking system paths
User is affected if Samsung Kies is installed with a version number lower than 2.6.4.22014_2, making it vulnerable to DLL hijacking via malicious DLL placement in directories the application searches.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped2.6.4.22014_2
Update Samsung Kies to version 2.6.4.22014_2 or later, which includes the proper DLL loading path specifications to prevent hijacking.
Kies version 2.6.4.22014_2
- Verify current installed version of Kies in the system
- Uninstall the current version of Kies from the system
- Download Kies version 2.6.4.22014_2 from the official Samsung support website (security.samsungmobile.com)
- Install the downloaded version 2.6.4.22014_2
- Restart the system after installation
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2022-27843 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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