Samsung Devices SamsungContacts access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices and classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component SamsungContacts. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2025-20938. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (the affected version is unknown) and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component SamsungContacts. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in SamsungContacts prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access protected data in SamsungContacts.

The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-20938 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation is known 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 T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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: 4.3

VulDB Base Score: 3.3
VulDB Temp Score: 3.2
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CNA Base Score: 5.5
CNA Vector (SamsungMobile): 🔍

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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 🔍
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-2025-20938 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20938
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303818
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0726 - Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 12:48
Updated: 11/10/2025 13:38
Changes: 04/08/2025 12:48 (62), 04/08/2025 15:23 (1), 11/10/2025 13:38 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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