CVE-2023-42536
An improper input validation in saped_dec in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An improper input validation in saped_dec in libsaped prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to cause out-of-bounds read and write.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-125, CWE-787
- Affected
- samsung/android
- Source
- mobile.security@samsung.com
EPSS 0.2% 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
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.