CVE-2021-25441 Path traversal in AR Emoji Editor
Untrusted applications can access arbitrary files with escalated privileges due to improper input validation in the AR Emoji Editor.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25441?
CVE-2021-25441 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Mobile AR Emoji Editor, 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 input validation vulnerability in AR Emoji Editor prior to version 4.4.03.5 in Android Q(10.0) and above allows untrusted applications to access arbitrary files with an escalated privilege.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25441?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Ar Emoji Editor.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25441?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2021-25441 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25441 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xj87-rp3c-q5f4.