CVE-2025-20942 Business logic in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 4.4 Published Updated

Local attackers can reset the OAID due to improper intent verification in DeviceIdService, affecting Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-20942?

CVE-2025-20942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 8 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver in DeviceIdService prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to reset OAID.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20942?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20942?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20942 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-20942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-85r7-qj2g-694p.

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