CVE-2025-23098 Use after free in n/a
A use-after-free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos mobile processors allows attackers to escalate privileges on affected devices.
- 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-2025-23098?
CVE-2025-23098 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, published on 3 Jun 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 980, 990, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1380. A Use-After-Free in the mobile processor leads to privilege escalation.
Weakness: CWE-416
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-23098?
It affects 7 products.
Products include Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2100 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 2200 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 980 Firmware and 1 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-23098?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-23098 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. These bugs are found with fuzzing and sanitisers and avoided by memory-safe languages. More about Use after free.
Is CVE-2025-23098 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-23098 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-7wc4-mx57-5w73.