CVE-2024-31954 (GCVE-0-2024-31954)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-05-09 17:45 – Updated: 2025-02-13 15:48
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
An issue was discovered in the installer in Samsung Portable SSD for T5 1.6.10 on Windows. Because it is possible to tamper with the directory and DLL files used during the installation process, an attacker can escalate privileges through arbitrary code execution. (An attacker must already have user privileges)
Severity
7.3 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-05-10 13:52 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-538 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Externally-Accessible File or Directory
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| samsung | Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_Software_for_Windows |
Affected:
1.6.10
cpe:2.3:a:samsung:Samsung_Portable_SSD_T5_Software_for_Windows:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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