CVE-2023-42565

Local code execution via improper Smart Clip validation

Published Dec 5, 2023 · Updated Aug 2, 2024

Improper input validation in Smart Clip on Samsung Mobile Devices running Android 13 or 14 allows local users with shell access to execute code. Samsung has not disclosed the input locus, the rejected validation rule, or the unsafe operation performed on the untrusted value. Exploitation requires an existing local shell; successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code on the affected mobile device.

CVSS severity7.3
High
EPSS probability0.23%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Smart Clip on Samsung Mobile Devices running Android 13 or 14 allows local users with shell access to execute code. Samsung has not disclosed the input locus, the rejected validation rule, or the unsafe operation performed on the untrusted value. Exploitation requires an existing local shell; successful exploitation executes attacker-controlled code on the affected mobile device.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-42565
Published
Dec 5, 2023
Updated
Aug 2, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Mobile Devices
Classifications
T1404
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Dec 5, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 2, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Mobile DevicesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.3Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
6.7NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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Technologies

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