What is CVE-2023-21424?

CVE-2023-21424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-21424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-21424

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in SemChameleonHelper prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to modify network related values, network code, carrier id and operator brand.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 11.0, 12.0, 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions R(11), S(12), T(13)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21424?: CVE-2023-21424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-21424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.