What is CVE-2025-20890?

CVE-2025-20890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2025-20890?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Samsung Android

CVE-2025-20890

Out-of-bounds write in decoding frame buffer in libsthmbc.so prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code with privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (5.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 12.0, 13.0, 14.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jan-2025 Release in Android 12, 13, 14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20890?: CVE-2025-20890 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2025-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2025-20890?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.