Improper access control in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2023-21512

 

Improper access control in Samsung Mobile Firmware - CVE-2023-21512

Published: June 6, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU76977
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-21512
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a malicious application to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper Knox ID validation logic in notification framework. A malicious application can read work profile notifications without proper access permission.


Affected software

Samsung Mobile Firmware

How to mitigate CVE-2023-21512

Install updates from vendor's website.

Samsung Mobile Firmware - update to SMR-JUN-2023

External References

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