CVE-2025-20973 (GCVE-0-2025-20973)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2025-05-07 08:24
Modified
2025-05-07 14:57
Severity ?
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
CWE
Summary
Improper authentication in Secure Folder prior to version 1.8.12.0 in Android 13, and 1.9.21.00 in Android 14 allows physical attackers to reset the lock type of Secure Folder.
References
mobile.security@samsung.comhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2025&month=05
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Secure Folder Create a notification for this product.
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