What is CVE-2023-42542?

CVE-2023-42542 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Push Service, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-42542?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Push Service

CVE-2023-42542

Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Push Service prior to 3.4.10 allows local attackers to get register ID to identify the device.

Published 2023-11-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.7% 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 Push Service
Samsung Mobile Push Service — versions 3.4.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-284 — Improper Access Control

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42542?: CVE-2023-42542 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Push Service, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-42542?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.