What is CVE-2021-25362?

CVE-2021-25362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-25362?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2021-25362

An improper permission management in CertInstaller prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to delete certain local files.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2021-04-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (1.0th percentile), scored 2026-10-03.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 1.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1, 9.0, 10.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions O(8.x), P(9.x), Q(10.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

security.samsungmobile.com/ (Vendor Advisory)
security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25362?: CVE-2021-25362 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2021-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-25362?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.