CVE-2021-25450 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can write files as system user via remote socket in FactoryAirCommandManager, enabling privilege escalation on Samsung mobile devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25450?
CVE-2021-25450 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Sep 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
Path traversal vulnerability in FactoryAirCommnadManger prior to SMR Sep-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to write file as system uid via remote socket.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25450?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25450?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25450 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-2021-25450 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25450 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w2q7-6g2f-4fq6.