What is CVE-2023-42573?

CVE-2023-42573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Search Widget, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-42573?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Search Widget

CVE-2023-42573

PendingIntent hijacking vulnerability in Search Widget prior to version 3.4 in China models allows local attackers to access data.

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

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (8.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 9th percentile — 8.9% 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 Search Widget
Samsung Mobile Search Widget — versions 3.4

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42573?: CVE-2023-42573 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Search Widget, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-42573?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.