CVE-2015-4641
Samsung Galaxy S4/S4 Mini/S5/S6 SwiftKey Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution
Description
Directory traversal vulnerability in the SwiftKey language-pack update implementation on Samsung Galaxy S4, S4 Mini, S5, and S6 devices allows remote web servers to write to arbitrary files, and consequently execute arbitrary code in a privileged context, by leveraging control of the skslm.swiftkey.net domain name and providing a .. (dot dot) in an entry in a ZIP archive, as demonstrated by a traversal to the /data/dalvik-cache directory.
INFO
Published Date :
June 19, 2015, 2:59 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 17, 2026, 12:27 a.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2015-4641
vulnerability.
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github
CVE-2015-4641 has a 2 public
PoC/Exploit available at Github.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2015-4641 is
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2015-4641
weaknesses.
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
A tiny, reproducible local correctness lab about Python stdlib archive extraction footguns – zipfile, tarfile, pathlib, path traversal, Windows path caveats, symlink context markers. Inspired by HN Zip Slip thread.
Python
A tiny, reproducible correctness lab for Python stdlib tarfile extraction filters, archive path traversal footguns, and safe handling boundaries. Archive extraction APIs can be dangerous. 'It is a tar feature' ≠ 'safe for untrusted input'. Python 3.14 / PEP 706 extraction filters help but do NOT make arbitrary archive extraction risk-free.
Python
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2015-4641 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2015-4641 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Jun. 17, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Affected [{'vendor': 'n/a', 'product': 'n/a', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': 'n/a'}]}] -
Status Change by [email protected]
May. 06, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Nov. 21, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Added Reference http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 Added Reference https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Added Reference https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Added Reference https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Dec. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:swiftkey:swiftkey_sdk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4_mini:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P) Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 US Govt Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 Advisory, US Govt Resource Changed Reference Type https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ No Types Assigned https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ Exploit Changed Reference Type http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ No Types Assigned http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ Exploit Changed Reference Type https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ No Types Assigned https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ Exploit Changed Reference Type https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ No Types Assigned https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ Exploit Added CWE CWE-22 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Jun. 22, 2015
Action Type Old Value New Value