CVE-2025-20973 Auth bypass in Secure Folder
Physical attackers can reset the Secure Folder lock type, bypassing authentication controls on affected Samsung Android devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20973?
CVE-2025-20973 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Secure Folder, published on 7 May 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 authentication in Secure Folder prior to version 1.8.12.0 in Android 13, and 1.9.21.00 in Android 14 allows physical attackers to reset the lock type of Secure Folder.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20973?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20973?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20973 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2025-20973 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20973 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4v5h-q8j3-g849.