Samsung PackageInstallerCN prior 15.0.11.0 insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Samsung PackageInstallerCN. This issue affects some unknown processing. This manipulation causes insufficient permissions or privileges. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-20974. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung PackageInstallerCN. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Improper handling of insufficient permission in PackageInstallerCN prior to version 15.0.11.0 allows local attacker to bypass user interaction for requested installation.

The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-20974 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1222 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 15.0.11.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.6

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / 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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Upgrade: PackageInstallerCN 15.0.11.0

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-2025-20974 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-20974
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-307729

Entryinfo

Created: 05/07/2025 12:47
Changes: 05/07/2025 12:47 (61)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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