CVE-2025-20947 Missing authorization in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 5.5 Published Updated

Local attackers can access image files across multiple users due to improper permission handling in ClipboardService, requiring user interaction.

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-2025-20947?

CVE-2025-20947 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 8 Apr 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

Improper handling of insufficient permission or privileges in ClipboardService prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access image files across multiple users. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20947?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20947?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20947 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-2025-20947 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20947 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-95xh-x8h9-w4qm.

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