CVE-2021-25485 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can write files as system UID via Bluetooth 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-2021-25485?

CVE-2021-25485 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Google Android, published on 6 Oct 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 Oct-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to write file as system UID via BT remote socket.

Weakness: CWE-22, CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25485?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25485 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-2021-25485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xrpp-vm79-f74q.

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