What is CVE-2025-20974?

CVE-2025-20974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Packageinstallercn, classified under CWE-280: IMPROPER HANDLING OF INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS OR PRIVILEGES. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2025-20974?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Packageinstallercn

CVE-2025-20974

Improper handling of insufficient permission in PackageInstallerCN prior to version 15.0.11.0 allows local attacker to bypass user interaction for requested installation.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Packageinstallercn — versions 15.0.11.0

References

mobile.security@samsung.com

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-20974?: CVE-2025-20974 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Packageinstallercn, classified under CWE-280: IMPROPER HANDLING OF INSUFFICIENT PERMISSIONS OR PRIVILEGES. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-20974?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.