Samsung Galaxy Store up to 4.5.87.6 intent by broadcast receiver

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung Galaxy Store. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to intent by broadcast receiver. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-20951. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung Galaxy Store. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-925. The Android application uses a Broadcast Receiver that receives an Intent but does not properly verify that the Intent came from an authorized source. Impacted is integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.90.7 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with the privilege of Galaxy Store.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20951 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading to version 4.5.90.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.9

VulDB Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Temp Score: 4.2
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NVD Base Score: 5.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Intent by broadcast receiver
CWE: CWE-925
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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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Upgrade: Galaxy Store 4.5.90.7

Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
04/08/2025 +152 days 🔍
04/08/2025 +0 days 🔍
07/18/2025 +101 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20951 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20951
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303815

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 12:48
Updated: 07/18/2025 02:03
Changes: 04/08/2025 12:48 (63), 04/08/2025 15:39 (1), 07/18/2025 02:03 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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