Vulnerability · Published Mar 16, 2023 · Assigned by Samsung Mobile

CVE-2023-21461

Medium 4.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Samsung Mobile Devices from Samsung Mobile. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.1% (higher than 4% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.1%top 96.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper authorization vulnerability in AutoPowerOnOffConfirmDialog in Settings prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows local attacker to turn device off via unprotected activity.

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Android 12, 13 – before SMR Mar-2023 Release 1

Weakness: CWE-285 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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