CVE-2025-20975 Missing authorization in AODService
Local attackers can launch arbitrary activities with systemui privileges due to improper component export in Samsung AODService.
- 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-2025-20975?
CVE-2025-20975 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile AODService, published on 7 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Export of Android Application Components in AODService prior to version 8.8.28.12 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with systemui privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20975?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20975?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20975 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-2025-20975 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20975 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8qqq-69r5-mv6r.