What is CVE-2023-21442?

CVE-2023-21442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-02-09.

How severe is CVE-2023-21442?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-21442

Improper access control vulnerability in Runestone application prior to version 2.9.09.003 in Android R(11) and 3.2.01.007 in Android S(12) allows local attackers to get device location information.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 11.0, 12.0
Samsung Mobile Runestone — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21442?: CVE-2023-21442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-02-09.
How severe is CVE-2023-21442?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.