CVE-2025-20969

Local data access via improper input validation

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated May 7, 2025

Improper input validation in Samsung Gallery on affected Android 13 and 14 releases allows local users to access data within the app. Samsung has not disclosed the input-processing locus or the invalid value that the affected code accepts before exposing that data. A low-privilege local foothold is required, and the reported consequence is Gallery-data disclosure without modification or service interruption.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Samsung Gallery on affected Android 13 and 14 releases allows local users to access data within the app. Samsung has not disclosed the input-processing locus or the invalid value that the affected code accepts before exposing that data. A low-privilege local foothold is required, and the reported consequence is Gallery-data disclosure without modification or service interruption.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20969
Published
May 7, 2025
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Gallery
Classifications
CWE-20, T1409
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 7, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. May 7, 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 privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Samsung GalleryAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

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

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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
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
T1409Access Stored Application Data

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