Samsung Notes up to 4.4.29.23 User Profile access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Samsung Notes. This affects an unknown part of the component User Profile Handler. This manipulation causes access control. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-21037. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Samsung Notes. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component User Profile Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Improper access control in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.30.63 allows physical attackers to access data across multiple user profiles. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-21037 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 T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 4.4.30.63 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Notes 4.4.30.63

Timelineinfo

11/06/2024 CVE reserved
09/03/2025 +300 days Advisory disclosed
09/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/09/2025 +6 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-21037 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-21037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322291

Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2025 09:48
Updated: 09/09/2025 18:51
Changes: 09/03/2025 09:48 (65), 09/09/2025 18:51 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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