Improper authentication in Samsung Mobile Devices
Priority LOW 32CWE-287Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
An improper implementation logic in Secure Folder prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows the Secure Folder container remain unlocked under certain condition.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00237 14th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Samsung Mobile Devices (Samsung Mobile): SMR Jan-2023 Release 1
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Samsung Mobile Devices (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in SMR Jan-2023 Release 1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Samsung Mobile Devices SMR Jan-2023 Release 1
12 records Highest priority Priority LOW 12 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2023-07831 Out-of-bounds read in Samsung Mobile DevicesPriority LOW 33
- TI-2023-07822 Improper privilege management in Samsung Mobile DevicesPriority LOW 33
- TI-2023-07821 Use of Externally-Controlled Format String vulnerabilities in STST TA prior to SMR…Priority LOW 33
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-21419
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4c7c-mfjc-jhf3
References
More Samsung vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-15039 Out-of-bounds write in Samsung Mobile Devices KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-15038 Out-of-bounds write in Samsung Mobile Devices KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-04133 Path traversal in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2024-06858 Path traversal in Samsung MagicINFO 9 Server KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00916 Integer overflow in Adobe Flash Player before 18.0.0.333 and 19.x through 21.x before… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2022-06595 An improper check or handling of exceptional conditions in NPU driver prior to SMR… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
Sources
- CVE-2023-21419 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-21419 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4c7c-mfjc-jhf3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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