What is CVE-2023-30642?

CVE-2023-30642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-07-06.

How severe is CVE-2023-30642?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-30642

Improper privilege management vulnerability in Galaxy Themes Service prior to SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to call privilege function.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2023-07-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 12.0, 13.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jul-2023 Release 1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-30642?: CVE-2023-30642 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-07-06.
How severe is CVE-2023-30642?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.