CVE-2025-20909

Local information disclosure via implicit Settings intent

Published Mar 6, 2025 · Updated Mar 6, 2025

Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices on Android 14 before SMR Mar-2025 Release 1 allows local users to access sensitive data. The Settings component uses an implicit Android intent for sensitive communication instead of explicitly addressing its recipient. A local application on an affected device is required; Samsung does not identify the exposed data or report integrity or availability effects.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices on Android 14 before SMR Mar-2025 Release 1 allows local users to access sensitive data. The Settings component uses an implicit Android intent for sensitive communication instead of explicitly addressing its recipient. A local application on an affected device is required; Samsung does not identify the exposed data or report integrity or availability effects.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20909
Published
Mar 6, 2025
Updated
Mar 6, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Mobile Devices
Classifications
Unavailable
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 6, 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 vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

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

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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

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