What is CVE-2023-21465?

CVE-2023-21465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Bixbytouch, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-16.

How severe is CVE-2023-21465?

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

Vulnerability in Samsung Bixbytouch

CVE-2023-21465

Improper access control vulnerability in BixbyTouch prior to version 3.2.02.5 in China models allows untrusted applications access local files.

Published 2023-03-16 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.6th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Bixbytouch
Samsung Mobile Bixby Touch — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21465?: CVE-2023-21465 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Bixbytouch, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2023-03-16.
How severe is CVE-2023-21465?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.