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CVE-2015-7893

Status: ModifiedHigh (8.8)—

SecEmailUI in Samsung Galaxy S6 does not sanitize HTML email content, allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Samsung — Galaxy S6

CWEs

References

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