# CVE-2025-20951: Missing authorization in Galaxy Store

> Local attackers can write arbitrary files with Galaxy Store privileges due to improper intent verification in the broadcast receiver.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Updated:** 8 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-w5jv-4chj-9gqx

## What is CVE-2025-20951?

CVE-2025-20951 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, 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 vulnerability in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.90.7 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with the privilege of Galaxy Store.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20951?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Galaxy Store.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-20951?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20951 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-20951 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store

- [CVE-2023-21433](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-21433/): Missing authorization in Galaxy Store (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33708](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33708/): Privilege escalation in Galaxy Store (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33709](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33709/): Improper input validation vulnerability in ApexPackageInstaller in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.41.8 allows local attackers to launch a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2022-33710](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33710/): Privilege escalation in Galaxy Store (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2023-42580](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-42580/): Code injection in Galaxy Store (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-20951 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-20951 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, published on 8 Apr 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20951 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20951/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20951/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-20951
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-20951
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-20951

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-20951/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.