CVE-2025-20923 Missing authorization in Galaxy Wearable
Local attackers can launch arbitrary activities with elevated privileges due to improper access control in the Galaxy Wearable app.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20923?
CVE-2025-20923 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Wearable, published on 6 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in Galaxy Wearable prior to version 2.2.61.24112961 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Galaxy Wearable privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20923?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20923?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20923 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-20923 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20923 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-w228-pxvr-7mf5.