# CVE-2023-42548: Other in Samsung Account

> Attackers can access arbitrary files with Samsung Account privileges due to improper use of implicit intents in the Samsung Account application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **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 available:** No
- **Published:** 7 Nov 2023
- **Updated:** 11 Jun 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3mf4-m8w3-fw93

## What is CVE-2023-42548?

CVE-2023-42548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Nov 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

Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startMandatoryCheckActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42548?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Account.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-42548?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42548 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-42548 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Account

- [CVE-2026-20994](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20994/): Open redirect in Samsung Account (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2022-30735](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-30735/): Privilege escalation in Samsung Account (medium 5.9)
- [CVE-2025-21076](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21076/): Missing authorization in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-42546](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42546/): Information disclosure in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)
- [CVE-2023-42547](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42547/): Information disclosure in Samsung Account (medium 5.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-42548 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-42548 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Account, published on 7 Nov 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42548 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Account. 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-2023-42548/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42548/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-42548
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42548
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-42548

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42548/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.