What is CVE-2023-21501?

CVE-2023-21501 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-21501?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-21501

Improper input validation vulnerability in mPOS fiserve trustlet prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

Published 2023-05-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.8th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 8th percentile — 7.8% 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 Android — versions 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions Select Android 13 devices

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21501?: CVE-2023-21501 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2023-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-21501?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.