CVE-2021-25524 Information disclosure in Contacts
An attacker can retrieve the Samsung Account ID due to insecure storage of device information in the Contacts application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-25524?
CVE-2021-25524 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Contacts, published on 8 Dec 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insecure storage of device information in Contacts prior to version 12.7.05.24 allows attacker to get Samsung Account ID.
Weakness: CWE-922
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-25524?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Contacts.
How do I fix CVE-2021-25524?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-25524 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-25524 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-25524 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qc9v-r7rw-wvm2.