CVE-2025-20978 Missing authorization in PENUP
Local attackers can access files with PENUP privileges due to improper access control in the Samsung PENUP mobile application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-20978?
CVE-2025-20978 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile PENUP, 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 access control in PENUP prior to version 3.9.19.32 allows local attackers to access files with PENUP privilege.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20978?
How do I fix CVE-2025-20978?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20978 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-2025-20978 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20978 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-97ff-chjc-r365.