CVE-2023-21419 Auth bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices
Attackers can bypass authentication to access Secure Folder contents due to improper logic allowing the container to remain unlocked.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-21419?
CVE-2023-21419 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Google Android, published on 9 Feb 2023. 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
An improper implementation logic in Secure Folder prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows the Secure Folder container remain unlocked under certain condition.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21419?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-21419?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21419 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2023-21419 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21419 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Google Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4c7c-mfjc-jhf3.