Improper validation check vulnerability in PackageManager prior to SMR July-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to get dangerous l…

published 2021-07-08 5 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2021-12324

cvss: 7.8; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.1%; EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 0%
public exploits: 0; none known

Improper validation check vulnerability in PackageManager prior to SMR July-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to get dangerous level permission without user confirmation in limited circumstances.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices SMR July-2021 Release 1

Exploit prediction

0.10% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 0% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	7.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	4.6	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices

Classification

Weakness

CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management
CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

security.samsungmobile.com /securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=7
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2021-25428
NVD CVE-2021-25428

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Summary