VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-25356
An improper caller check vulnerability in Managed Provisioning prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 allows unprivileged application to install arbitrary application, grant device admin permission and then delete several installed application.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.18%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.18%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper caller check vulnerability in Managed Provisioning prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 allows unprivileged application to install arbitrary application, grant device admin permission and then delete several installed application.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 7th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-20, CWE-863
- Affected
- google/android
- Source
- mobile.security@samsung.com
References
- https://blog.oversecured.com/Two-weeks-of-securing-Samsung-devices-Part-1/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
- https://blog.oversecured.com/Two-weeks-of-securing-Samsung-devices-Part-1/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/Vendor Advisory
- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsbVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.