CVE-2021-25413 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25413?

CVE-2021-25413 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, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper sanitization of incoming intent in Samsung Contacts prior to SMR JUN-2021 Release 1 allows local attackers to get permissions to access arbitrary data with Samsung Contacts privilege.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25413?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25413?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25413 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25413 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25413 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-f83q-56p3-cg37.