CVE-2021-25432

Local chat data disclosure to untrusted applications

Published Jul 8, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024

Information exposure in Samsung Members allows local users to read chat data through an untrusted application on affected Android devices. Samsung has not disclosed the affected component or the access-control operation that lets the application cross the app boundary and retrieve the data. The untrusted application must execute on the same device; affected releases are before 2.4.85.11 on Android 8.1 and earlier and before 3.9.10.11 on Android 9.0 and later.

CVSS severity6.2
Medium
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information exposure in Samsung Members allows local users to read chat data through an untrusted application on affected Android devices. Samsung has not disclosed the affected component or the access-control operation that lets the application cross the app boundary and retrieve the data. The untrusted application must execute on the same device; affected releases are before 2.4.85.11 on Android 8.1 and earlier and before 3.9.10.11 on Android 9.0 and later.

The record

CVE
CVE-2021-25432
Published
Jul 8, 2021
Updated
Aug 3, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Members
Classifications
CWE-200, T1533
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=- <2.4.85.11 in Android O(8.1) and below, and 3.9.10.11 in Android P(9.0) and above

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Samsung Membersversion=- <2.4.85.11 in Android O(8.1) and below, and 3.9.10.11 in Android P(9.0) and above

Published CVSS scores

6.2Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
T1533Data from Local System

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