CVE-2025-20895

Arbitrary app installation via alternate access path

Published Feb 4, 2025 · Updated Feb 4, 2025

Authentication bypass in Samsung Galaxy Store before 4.5.87.6 allows physical attackers to install arbitrary apps during Setupwizard. An alternate installation path fails to enforce the access control that normally restricts app installation while Setupwizard is active. Exploitation requires physical device access and user interaction, and it permits arbitrary app installation beyond Setupwizard restrictions.

CVSS severity4.6
Medium
EPSS probability0.20%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Authentication bypass in Samsung Galaxy Store before 4.5.87.6 allows physical attackers to install arbitrary apps during Setupwizard. An alternate installation path fails to enforce the access control that normally restricts app installation while Setupwizard is active. Exploitation requires physical device access and user interaction, and it permits arbitrary app installation beyond Setupwizard restrictions.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20895
Published
Feb 4, 2025
Updated
Feb 4, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Galaxy Store
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
physical
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 4, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 4, 2025Record 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 vectorphysical
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Galaxy StoreAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

3.2Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.6NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

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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)
Vectorphysical
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

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