What is CVE-2023-21505?

CVE-2023-21505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Core Services, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-05-04.

How severe is CVE-2023-21505?

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

Auth bypass in Samsung Core Services

CVE-2023-21505

Improper access control in Samsung Core Service prior to version 2.1.00.36 allows attacker to write arbitrary file in sandbox.

EPSS: 0.003 (22.8th 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:N/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Samsung_core_services
Samsung Mobile Core Service — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-21505?: CVE-2023-21505 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Core Services, classified under Improper Authorization. CVSS score: 4.0/10. Published 2023-05-04.
How severe is CVE-2023-21505?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.0 out of 10.