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CVE-2021-25371: Samsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability

CVSS: 7.2v2.0HighKEVAnalyzed
Published 26-03-2021Last modified 21-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-25371 is a high (CVSS 7.2) Hidden Functionality vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Devices. It is known to be exploited: CISA lists it, first on 29-06-2023. EPSS estimates a 0.80% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
85/100
0100
Critical · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.2/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.80%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVListedCISA
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 26-03-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 29-06-2023
    Added to CISA KEVSamsung Mobile Devices Unspecified Vulnerability
  3. 20-07-2023
    CISA remediation dueApply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable
  4. 21-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in DSP driver prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows attackers load arbitrary ELF libraries inside DSP.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.80%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.80% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.80%

Known exploited

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CISA KEVListed
Added
29-06-2023
Federal due date
20-07-2023

CISA required action

Apply updates per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if updates are unavailable security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=3 nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25371

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Samsung1 product
  • android10.0:smr-feb-2021-r1 | 10.0:smr-jan-2021-r1 | 11.0:smr-feb-2021-r1 | 11.0:smr-jan-2021-r1
Samsung mobile1 product
  • samsung mobile devices≥ Q(10.0), R(11.0) devices with exynos980, exynos2100, exynos9830, < SMR Mar-2021 Release 1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links