What is CVE-2025-20957?

CVE-2025-20957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-20957?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2025-20957

Improper access control in SmartManagerCN prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activities with SmartManagerCN privilege.

Published 2025-05-07 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (3.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 3.2% 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 May-2025 Release in Android 13, 14, 15

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20957?: CVE-2025-20957 is a high-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-284: IMPROPER ACCESS CONTROL. CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2025-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-20957?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.