Samsung Devices Health Manager Service improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices. It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Health Manager Service. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-20940. The attack must be initiated from a local position. There is no exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (unknown version). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown code block of the component Health Manager Service. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of insufficient permission in Samsung Device Health Manager Service prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access provider in SDMHS.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-20940 since 11/06/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-0726). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Samsung Android

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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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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-2025-20940 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20940
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-303819
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-0726 - Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 04/08/2025 12:49
Updated: 11/10/2025 13:38
Changes: 04/08/2025 12:49 (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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