CVE-2025-54602 Use after free in n/a
A race condition in the Samsung Exynos Wi-Fi driver allows attackers to trigger a use-after-free via concurrent ioctl calls, potentially enabling code execution or privilege escalation.
- 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-2025-54602?
CVE-2025-54602 is a high-severity use after free vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, published on 6 Apr 2026. 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 the Wi-Fi driver in Samsung Mobile Processor and Wearable Processor Exynos 980, 850, 1080, 1280, 1330, 1380, 1480, 1580, W920, W930, and W1000. Improper synchronization on a global variable leads to a use-after-free. An attacker can trigger a race condition by invoking an ioctl function concurrently from multiple threads.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54602?
It affects 11 products.
Products include Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1330 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1380 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1480 Firmware, Samsung Exynos 1580 Firmware and 5 more.
How do I fix CVE-2025-54602?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54602 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-2025-54602 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54602 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Exynos 1080 Firmware
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c585-9w92-v4hm.