CVE-2025-20892 Security feature bypass in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.9 Published Updated

Physical attackers can bypass bootloader protections to execute fastboot commands, requiring user interaction to trigger.

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-2025-20892?

CVE-2025-20892 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 4 Feb 2025. 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

Protection Mechanism Failure in bootloader prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to allow to execute fastboot command. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20892?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20892?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20892 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20892 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20892 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7h9r-3w8w-w72w.

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