CVE-2022-28779
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 · uneditedUncontrolled search path element vulnerability in Samsung Android USB Driver windows installer program prior to version 1.7.50 allows attacker to execute arbitrary 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 · high confidenceThe Samsung Android USB Driver Windows installer program before version 1.7.50 contains an uncontrolled search path element vulnerability, allowing DLL hijacking or arbitrary code execution during installation when the attacker can place malicious files in directories that the installer searches before the legitimate location.
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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< 1.7.50CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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 installed Samsung Android USB DriverCheck Program Files or Program Files (x86) for Samsung folder, or use Windows Registry under HKLM\SOFTWARE\Samsung or HKLM\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Samsung to find the driver installation directoryAffected if Samsung Android USB Driver is found installed on the system
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Identify driver or installer versionRight-click the Samsung USB driver installer executable (.exe) or the installed driver file, select Properties, and view the File Version or Product Version fieldAffected if Version number displayed is lower than 1.7.50 (for example, 1.7.40, 1.7.0, etc.)
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Verify DLL search path vulnerability contextReview if the installer was historically run from user-downloaded locations, removable media, or network shares rather than from a trusted vendor distribution pathAffected if Installer was run from a world-writable or untrusted directory (such as Downloads folder, temp directory, or network share)
System is affected if Samsung Android USB Driver installer version is found to be below 1.7.50 and was executed from a directory where an attacker could place malicious DLLs.
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 · scoped1.7.50
Update Samsung Android USB Driver installer to version 1.7.50 or later; ensure the installer is run from trusted directories and avoid running from world-writable locations.
Samsung Android USB Driver Windows Installer version 1.7.50
- Navigate to the official Samsung website or security.samsungmobile.com to download the Samsung Android USB Driver Windows Installer
- Download version 1.7.50 or later of the Samsung Android USB Driver
- Run the installer with administrator privileges
- Follow the on-screen installation prompts to complete the update
- Verify the installed version matches or exceeds 1.7.50
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation1.0 h
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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