What is CVE-2023-42576?

CVE-2023-42576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Pass, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-05.

How severe is CVE-2023-42576?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Samsung Pass

CVE-2023-42576

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Samsung Pass prior to version 4.3.00.17 allows physical attackers to bypass authentication due to invalid exception handler.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.004 (30.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Pass
Samsung Mobile Pass — versions 4.3.00.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-42576?: CVE-2023-42576 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Pass, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-12-05.
How severe is CVE-2023-42576?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.