Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing an unprivileged app to…
Priority LOW 20CWE-276Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing an unprivileged app to send arbitrary SMS texts to arbitrary destinations without permission.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00295 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s3_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s4_firmware:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.4 | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s3_firmware:1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:galaxy_s4_firmware:1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.4 Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2013-4764
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6gpq-3wvx-gvq3
References
More Samsung Galaxy S3 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-12333 Samsung Galaxy S8 plus (Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2019-12332 Samsung Galaxy S8 plus (Android version: 8.0.0, Build Number: R16NW.G955USQU5CRG3… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2013-04178 Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing arbitrary SMS text… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.6
Sources
- CVE-2013-4764 · CVE Program
- CVE-2013-4764 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6gpq-3wvx-gvq3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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