5.5

CVE-2025-21049: samsung android

CVSS: 5.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
Published 10-10-2025Last modified 10-10-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2025-21049 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in samsung android. EPSS estimates a 0.14% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.14%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 10-10-2025
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 10-10-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Improper access control in SecSettings prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access sensitive information. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.14%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

3%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.14% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
0.14%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

No weakness data has been published for this record.

Affected systems

Samsung1 product
  • android15.0 | 15.0:smr-apr-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-aug-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-jul-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-jun-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-mar-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-may-2025-r1 | 15.0:smr-sep-2025-r1 | 16.0 | 16.0:smr-aug-2025-r1 | 16.0:smr-sep-2025-r1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links