CVE-2026-82927: CWE-822 Untrusted pointer dereference in Samsung Open Source mTower
Description
Untrusted pointer dereference vulnerability in Samsung Open Source mTower allows Pointer Manipulation. This issue affects mTower: before 06994e303637512e39062f3e037c222e8448e57e.
CVSS v3.1
Score 5.5medium
Affected software
Samsung Open Source
mTower
Weaknesses
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Technical Analysis
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2026-82927 in Samsung Open Source mTower involves untrusted pointer dereference, categorized under CWE-822. This allows pointer manipulation that can cause application crashes or denial of service. The affected versions are those before the commit identified by hash 06994e303637512e39062f3e037c222e8448e57e. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 5.5, with attack vector local, low attack complexity, no privileges required, user interaction required, unchanged scope, no impact on confidentiality or integrity, but high impact on availability.
Potential Impact
The impact is primarily denial of service due to untrusted pointer dereference leading to application crashes or instability. There is no reported impact on confidentiality or integrity. No known exploits are currently in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
No patch or official fix information is provided. Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until a fix is available, limit local access and avoid untrusted user interactions that could trigger the vulnerability.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- samsung.tv_appliance
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-31T11:53:17.414Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6a96ae8bacd9273b4996f739
Added to database: 09/01/2026, 10:52:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/21/2026, 22:59:32 UTC
Last updated: 10/14/2026, 18:48:24 UTC
Views: 82
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