# CVE-2023-21482: Missing authorization in Samsung Camera

> Physical attackers can bypass setup wizard restrictions to install packages via the Galaxy store, potentially leading to unauthorized code execution on Samsung devices.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2025
- **Updated:** 3 Sep 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qrmg-8365-gpxh

## What is CVE-2023-21482?

CVE-2023-21482 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Camera, published on 3 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Missing authorization vulnerability in Camera prior to versions 11.1.02.18 in Android 11, 12.1.03.8 in Android 12 and 13.1.01.4 in Android 13  allows physical attackers to install package through Galaxy store before completion of Setup wizard.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-21482?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Camera.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-21482?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-21482 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-21482 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Camera

- [CVE-2022-23998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23998/): Missing authorization in Samsung Camera (medium 6.2)
- [CVE-2024-20854](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-20854/): Missing authorization in Samsung Camera (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2022-33712](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33712/): Open redirect in Camera (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2026-21014](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21014/): Information disclosure in Samsung Camera (medium 5.1)
- [CVE-2023-30730](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-30730/): Information disclosure in Camera (low 3.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-21482 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-21482 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Camera, published on 3 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-21482 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Camera. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21482/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21482/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-21482
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-21482
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-21482

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21482/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.