What is CVE-2023-42570?

CVE-2023-42570 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-280: IMPROPER HANDLING OF INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS OR PRIVILEGES. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-42570?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2023-42570

Improper access control vulnerability in KnoxCustomManagerService prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to access device SIM PIN.

Published 2023-12-05 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 9.0% 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 14.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Dec-2023 Release in Android 11, 12, 13, 14

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42570?: CVE-2023-42570 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-280: IMPROPER HANDLING OF INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS OR PRIVILEGES. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-42570?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.