Samsung PushNotification access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung PushNotification and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to access control. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-20899. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Samsung PushNotification (the affected version is unknown) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in PushNotification prior to version 13.0.00.15 in Android 12, 14.0.00.7 in Android 13, and 15.1.00.5 in Android 14 allows local attackers to access sensitive information.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-20899 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.6

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 4.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20899 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294592

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2025 09:47
Updated: 02/04/2025 09:50
Changes: 02/04/2025 09:47 (28), 02/04/2025 09:50 (33)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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