🛡️ CVE-2023-21474 — android

How this vulnerability can be exploited

This issue can be reached with local access to the system, attack complexity is high, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is unchanged, so the impact stays within the vulnerable component. Rated impact: confidentiality high, integrity high, availability none.

CVSS metrics in full

The score comes from this vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

• Attack vector: Local — a local account, shell or session on the host is needed.
• Attack complexity: High — the attacker first has to win a race, learn a secret or otherwise prepare the target.
• Privileges required: None — an unauthenticated stranger can try it.
• User interaction: Required — someone has to click, open or visit something.
• Scope: Unchanged — the damage stays inside the vulnerable component.
• Confidentiality impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Integrity impact: High — total loss, or loss the attacker controls.
• Availability impact: None.

Affected software

CVE-2023-21474 is recorded against 1 package.

• android

Timeline and source

Published on 3 September 2025 and last revised on 17 June 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.

References

security.samsungmobile.com

Other advisories for this package

android has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:

• CVE-2024-0028 (5.5 Medium, published 5 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-35657 (4.0 Medium, published 4 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21479 (5.3 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21471 (4.0 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21478 (6.0 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21470 (4.0 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21477 (7.9 High, published 3 Sep 2025)
• CVE-2023-21469 (4.0 Medium, published 3 Sep 2025)

Details

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