Samsung Devices Document Scanner path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Samsung Devices. This affects an unknown function of the component Document Scanner. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21015. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (the affected version is unknown). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Document Scanner. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Path Traversal in Document scanner prior to SMR Aug-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to delete file with Document scanner's privilege.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-21015 since 11/06/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1710). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Samsung Android

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 CVE reserved
08/06/2025 +272 days Advisory disclosed
08/06/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/25/2026 +203 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21015 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21015
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-318931
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1710 - Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2025 08:12
Updated: 02/25/2026 13:38
Changes: 08/06/2025 08:12 (61), 08/06/2025 17:19 (7), 02/25/2026 13:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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