CVE-2021-25393 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices
Local attackers can exploit improper intent sanitization in Samsung Settings to gain system-level permissions and access sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25393?
CVE-2021-25393 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 11 Jun 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Improper sanitization of incoming intent in SecSettings prior to SMR MAY-2021 Release 1 allows local attackers to get permissions to access system uid data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25393?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25393?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25393 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-59c3-pmvg-hgmm.