Samsung Devices SecSettings improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Samsung Devices. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component SecSettings. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-21474. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Samsung Devices (unknown version). Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component SecSettings. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Intent redirection vulnerability in SecSettings prior to SMR Apr-2022 Release 1 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with system privilege.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-21474 since 11/14/2022. The exploitation is known to be difficult. 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 T1548.002.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-25642). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.9

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

11/14/2022 CVE reserved
09/03/2025 +1023 days Advisory disclosed
09/03/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/20/2025 +17 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-21474 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-21474
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-322292
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Entryinfo

Created: 09/03/2025 09:49
Updated: 09/20/2025 09:20
Changes: 09/03/2025 09:49 (62), 09/03/2025 10:40 (1), 09/20/2025 09:20 (11)
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