Samsung Devices Control In NotificationManager improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices. It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component Control In NotificationManager. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-20893. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Control In NotificationManager. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control in NotificationManager prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to change the configuration of notifications.

The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20893 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 5.1
VulDB Temp Score: 4.9
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NVD Base Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
02/04/2025 +90 days 🔍
02/04/2025 +0 days 🔍
02/12/2025 +8 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20893 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20893
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-294593

Entryinfo

Created: 02/04/2025 09:47
Updated: 02/12/2025 16:10
Changes: 02/04/2025 09:47 (29), 02/04/2025 09:50 (33), 02/12/2025 16:10 (10)
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Committer: mitr
Cache ID: 216::103

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