Path Traversal in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-21456

Path traversal vulnerability in Galaxy Themes Service prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to access arbitrary file with system uid.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.002 (12.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 11.0, 12.0, 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Android 11, 12, 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21456?: CVE-2023-21456 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 9.0/10. Published 2023-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-21456?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.0 out of 10.