CVE-2021-25502 Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices

High 7.9 Published Updated

Attackers can read sensitive ESN values from insecurely stored Property Settings without requiring privileges 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
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2021-25502?

CVE-2021-25502 is a high-severity vulnerability in Google Android, published on 5 Nov 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A vulnerability of storing sensitive information insecurely in Property Settings prior to SMR Nov-2021 Release 1 allows attackers to read ESN value without priviledge.

Weakness: CWE-312, CWE-269

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25502?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Google Android.

How do I fix CVE-2021-25502?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25502 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2021-25502 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25502 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Google Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hvx4-75hg-h9cr.

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