What is CVE-2021-25382?

CVE-2021-25382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-23.

How severe is CVE-2021-25382?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25382 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Auth bypass in Google Android

CVE-2021-25382

An improper authorization of using debugging command in Secure Folder prior to SMR Oct-2020 Release 1 allows unauthorized access to contents in Secure Folder via debugging command.

Published 2021-04-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.9% 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 8.0, 8.1, 9.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0), R(11.0)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

Live-Hack-CVE/CVE-2021-25382

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25382?: CVE-2021-25382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2021-04-23.
How severe is CVE-2021-25382?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25382 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.