CVE-2023-42564 Privilege escalation in Samsung Mobile Devices
An attacker can exploit improper access control in the knoxcustom service to send broadcasts with system privileges, leading to privilege escalation 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
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-42564?
CVE-2023-42564 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 5 Dec 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
Improper access control in knoxcustom service prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to send broadcast with system privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-42564?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Android.
How do I fix CVE-2023-42564?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-42564 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-42564 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-42564 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-89wh-8rrv-869c.