CVE-2021-25428 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2021-25428?

CVE-2021-25428 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 8 Jul 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper validation check vulnerability in PackageManager prior to SMR July-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to get dangerous level permission without user confirmation in limited circumstances.

Weakness: CWE-20, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25428?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25428?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25428 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25428 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25428 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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• CVE-2023-35674 Android Framework Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-48595 Android Framework Integer Overflow Exploited High 8.4
• CVE-2024-32896 Android Pixel Privilege Escalation Exploited High 8.1

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7cfh-w3c4-9fx2.