What is CVE-2013-4763?

CVE-2013-4763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S3, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2013-4763?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S3

CVE-2013-4763

Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing arbitrary SMS text messages without requesting permission.

Published 2019-12-27 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.6 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.004 (26.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

References

archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-07/0108.html (Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/61280 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2013-4763?: CVE-2013-4763 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy S3, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 4.6/10. Published 2019-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2013-4763?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.6 out of 10.