What is CVE-2021-25365?

CVE-2021-25365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2021-25365?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Google Android

CVE-2021-25365

An improper exception control in softsimd prior to SMR APR-2021 Release 1 allows unprivileged applications to access the API in softsimd.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.001 (1.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Google Android — versions 8.1, 9.0, 10.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions O(8.1), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
mobile.security@samsung.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25365?: CVE-2021-25365 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2021-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2021-25365?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.