CVE-2022-33710
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 · uneditedImproper input validation vulnerability in BillingPackageInsraller in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.41.8 allows local attackers to launch activities as Galaxy Store privilege.
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 confidenceImproper input validation in BillingPackageInstaller in Samsung Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.41.8 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activities with Galaxy Store privileges. This enables a local malicious application to escalate privileges by injecting intent parameters into the BillingPackageInstaller component.
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< 4.5.41.8CVSS 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 Galaxy Store app on your deviceOpen Settings > Apps > Galaxy Store, or find Galaxy Store in your app drawer and access its app info page.Affected if Galaxy Store is not installed on the device (not affected because the vulnerable component does not exist).
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Identify the installed Galaxy Store versionIn Settings > Apps > Galaxy Store, view the Version or App version field displayed under the app name. Alternatively, tap the three-dot menu in Galaxy Store and go to Settings > About Galaxy Store to see the version number.Affected if The displayed version number is less than 4.5.41.8 (for example, 4.5.40.3 or 4.5.38.2).
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Confirm the BillingPackageInstaller component is presentThis is an internal component of Galaxy Store and is present in all versions prior to 4.5.41.8. No manual verification needed if the version check in step 2 shows an affected version.Affected if Galaxy Store version is below 4.5.41.8, meaning the vulnerable BillingPackageInstaller component is included.
You are affected if Samsung Galaxy Store is installed and its reported version is lower than 4.5.41.8.
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 · scoped4.5.41.8
Update Galaxy Store to version 4.5.41.8 or later. Users should ensure automatic app updates are enabled or manually update via the Galaxy Store.
Galaxy Store version 4.5.41.8 or later
- Open Galaxy Store app on the Samsung device
- Navigate to the app settings or menu (usually three dots or 'My Apps')
- Check for available updates in Galaxy Store
- Update Galaxy Store to version 4.5.41.8 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the app version in Settings > Apps > Galaxy Store
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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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-2022-33710 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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- 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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