CVE-2025-20945

Local sensitive-information disclosure

Published Apr 8, 2025 · Updated Apr 8, 2025

Improper access control in Samsung Galaxy Watch on Android Watch 14 allows local users to read sensitive information from the watch. Samsung has not disclosed the affected component or the wrong access-control operation; the bulletin states only that the patch adds proper access control. Local access to an affected watch is required, and the reported impact is limited to disclosure without modification or service interruption.

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

What happened

Improper access control in Samsung Galaxy Watch on Android Watch 14 allows local users to read sensitive information from the watch. Samsung has not disclosed the affected component or the wrong access-control operation; the bulletin states only that the patch adds proper access control. Local access to an affected watch is required, and the reported impact is limited to disclosure without modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20945
Published
Apr 8, 2025
Updated
Apr 8, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Mobile Devices
Classifications
CWE-922
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 8, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Apr 8, 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

4.0Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
6.2NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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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
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-922Insecure Storage of Sensitive Information

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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