CVE-2025-21026 Denial of service in Samsung Mobile Devices
Local attackers can interrupt calls due to improper permission handling in the ImsService component of Samsung mobile devices.
- 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-2025-21026?
CVE-2025-21026 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 3 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper handling of insufficient permission in ImsService prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to interrupt the call.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-21026?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Android.
How do I fix CVE-2025-21026?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-21026 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2025-21026 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-21026 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gjvm-23w4-3q2x.