What is CVE-2021-25433?

CVE-2021-25433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Tizen, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-07-08.

How severe is CVE-2021-25433?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-25433 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Linux Tizen

CVE-2021-25433

Improper authorization vulnerability in Tizen factory reset policy prior to Firmware update JUL-2021 Release allows untrusted applications to perform factory reset using dbus signal.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Linux Tizen
Samsung Mobile Tizen Wearable Devices — versions Tizen 5.5

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-25433?: CVE-2021-25433 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Linux Tizen, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2021-07-08.
How severe is CVE-2021-25433?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-25433 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.