CVE-2025-20996 Missing authorization in Smart Switch

Medium 5.0 Published 4 Jun 2025 Updated 4 Jun 2025

Local attackers can read data with Smart Switch privileges on non-Samsung devices due to improper authorization, requiring user interaction.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: A user has to click or open something
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-20996?

CVE-2025-20996 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch, published on 4 Jun 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 authorization in Smart Switch installed on non-Samsung Device prior to version 3.7.64.10 allows local attackers to read data with the privilege of Smart Switch. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-20996?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Smart Switch.

How do I fix CVE-2025-20996?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-20996 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-2025-20996 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-20996 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-jpcf-qp67-p28c.