CVE-2019-6742: Samsung Galaxy s9 Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 5.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Samsung Galaxy S9 prior to 1.4.20.2. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of the GameServiceReceiver update mechanism. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current process. Was ZDI-CAN-7477.

Affected products

• Samsung Galaxy s9 Firmware: before 1.4.20.2 (fixed in 1.4.20.2)

Published 2019-06-03. Last modified 2026-06-17.