CVE-2015-7889
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR...
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
- Record
CVE-2015-7889- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-275
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
- Record
CVE-2015-7889- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7787 No score
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7787- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jqhx-6cv3-4f4v
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR...
The SecEmailComposer/EmailComposer application in the Samsung S6 Edge before the October 2015 MR uses weak permissions for the com.samsung.android.email.intent.action.QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND service action, which might allow remote attackers with knowledge of the local email address to obtain sensitive information via a crafted application that sends a crafted intent.
- Record
GHSA-jqhx-6cv3-4f4v- CVSS 3.0
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Samsung - SecEmailComposer QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND Permissions | 2015-10-28 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7889 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) in Google Android, published December 27, 2017. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.28%, the 83rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/77339
packetstormsecurity.com/files/134105/Samsung-SecEmailComposer-QUICK_REPLY_BACKGROUND-Permission-Weakness.html
exploit-db.com/exploits/38558
bugs.chromium.org/p/project-zero/issues/detail?id=490&redir=1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-7889
github.com/advisories/GHSA-jqhx-6cv3-4f4v