What is CVE-2023-42555?

CVE-2023-42555 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Easysetup, classified under CWE-927 : USE OF IMPLICIT INTENT FOR SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-11-07.

How severe is CVE-2023-42555?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Easysetup

CVE-2023-42555

Use of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in EasySetup prior to version 11.1.13 allows attackers to get the bluetooth address of user device.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (11.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 11.5% 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 Easysetup
Samsung Mobile Easysetup — versions 11.1.13

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42555?: CVE-2023-42555 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Easysetup, classified under CWE-927 : USE OF IMPLICIT INTENT FOR SENSITIVE COMMUNICATION. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2023-11-07.
How severe is CVE-2023-42555?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.