Samsung Devices SmartManagerCN access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Samsung Devices. This affects an unknown part of the component SmartManagerCN. The manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-20957. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (the affected version unknown). It has been classified as critical. Affected is an unknown part of the component SmartManagerCN. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper access control in SmartManagerCN prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activities with SmartManagerCN privilege.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-20957 since 11/06/2024. The exploitability is told 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.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.3
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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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Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 🔍
05/07/2025 +181 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-20957 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20957
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307716

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2025 12:41
Changes: 05/07/2025 12:41 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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