Arbitrary file access via undisclosed input validation flaw
Published Jul 8, 2021 · Updated Aug 3, 2024
Improper input validation in Samsung AR Emoji Editor before 4.4.03.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files through an untrusted app. Samsung has not published the affected input, component, or validation error that exposes files to an untrusted application. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled application on a Samsung device running Android 10 or later and exposes files under the editor's elevated privileges.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Samsung AR Emoji Editor before 4.4.03.5 allows local users to read arbitrary files through an untrusted app. Samsung has not published the affected input, component, or validation error that exposes files to an untrusted application. Exploitation requires an attacker-controlled application on a Samsung device running Android 10 or later and exposes files under the editor's elevated privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2021-25441
- Published
- Jul 8, 2021
- Updated
- Aug 3, 2024
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- AR Emoji Editor
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1409
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- Unavailable
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 8, 2021CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 3, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=- <4.4.03.5 in Android Q(10.0) and above
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