Samsung Gallery prior 14.5.09.3/14.5.10.3/15.5.04.5 access control
| CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Samsung Gallery. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-20967. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.
Details
A vulnerability was found in Samsung Gallery. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality. 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, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Improper access control in Samsung Gallery prior to version 14.5.10.3 in Global Android 13, 14.5.09.3 in China Android 13, and 15.5.04.5 in Android 14 allows attackers to read and write arbitrary file with the privilege of Samsung Gallery.
The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-20967 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
Upgrading to version 14.5.09.3, 14.5.10.3 or 15.5.04.5 eliminates this vulnerability.
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Product
Type
Vendor
Name
License
Website
- Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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NVD Base Score: 9.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.1
CNA Vector (SamsungMobile): 🔍
CVSSv2
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Exploiting
Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Gallery 14.5.09.3/14.5.10.3/15.5.04.5
Timeline
11/06/2024 🔍05/07/2025 🔍
05/07/2025 🔍
01/31/2026 🔍
Sources
Vendor: samsung.comAdvisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2025-20967 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20967
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307700
Entry
Created: 05/07/2025 12:33Updated: 01/31/2026 01:09
Changes: 05/07/2025 12:33 (62), 05/07/2025 12:35 (1), 01/31/2026 01:09 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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