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 .
Published Jun 19, 2015
6.4
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 3.68%
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.
Affected products
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No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03683) | 89.33th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.68% (0.03683) | 88.22th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 73.57th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.84% (0.02841) | 77.00th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.90% (0.00901) | 74.05th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.70% (0.00703) | 80.99th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 24, 2024 | 0.64% (0.00640) | 78.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Sep 19, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 76.01th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 11, 2023 | 0.86% (0.00859) | 79.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00606) | 75.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 84.13th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 82.52th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 3.21% (0.03214) | 65.20th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
References (6)
- http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
- https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
- https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISCExploit
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/06/new-exploit-turns-samsung-galaxy-phones-into-remote-bugging-devices/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/155412 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VNThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75353 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BID | |
| https://github.com/nowsecure/samsung-ime-rce-poc/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://www.nowsecure.com/blog/2015/06/16/remote-code-execution-as-system-user-on-samsung-phones/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit | |
| https://www.nowsecure.com/keyboard-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISCExploit |
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