Samsung Devices ClipboardService insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Samsung Devices. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ClipboardService. The manipulation results in insufficient permissions or privileges. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20935. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown part of the component ClipboardService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper handling of insufficient permission or privileges in ClipboardService prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access files with system privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-20935 since 11/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1222 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0726). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Affected

  • Samsung Android

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.3
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
04/08/2025 +152 days 🔍
04/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
11/10/2025 +216 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20935 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20935
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303810
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0726 - Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 12:46
Updated: 11/10/2025 13:38
Changes: 04/08/2025 12:46 (60), 04/08/2025 15:23 (1), 11/10/2025 13:38 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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