CVE-2018-21044
The sem Trustlet has a buffer overflow that leads to arbitrary TEE code execution.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.68%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.x) and O(8.0) software. The sem Trustlet has a buffer overflow that leads to arbitrary TEE code execution. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2018-13230, SVE-2018-13231, SVE-2018-13232, SVE-2018-13233 (December 2018).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.68% probability · 52th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 0.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.