What is CVE-2025-20942?

CVE-2025-20942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-925: IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-04-08.

How severe is CVE-2025-20942?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2025-20942

Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver in DeviceIdService prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to reset OAID.

Published 2025-04-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (2.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 2nd percentile — 2.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 13.0, 14.0, 15.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Apr-2025 Release in Select Android 13, 14, 15 devices

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20942?: CVE-2025-20942 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-925: IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2025-04-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-20942?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.