CVE-2025-20974

Local installation approval bypass via insufficient access control

Published May 7, 2025 · Updated May 7, 2025

Improper permission handling in Samsung Electronics PackageInstallerCN before 15.0.11.0 allows local users to bypass installation approval. PackageInstallerCN continues a requested installation after an insufficient-permission condition instead of enforcing the user-interaction gate. Low-privilege local access is required, and the documented consequence is installation without user interaction; Samsung has not published the affected function or request path.

CVSS severity6.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper permission handling in Samsung Electronics PackageInstallerCN before 15.0.11.0 allows local users to bypass installation approval. PackageInstallerCN continues a requested installation after an insufficient-permission condition instead of enforcing the user-interaction gate. Low-privilege local access is required, and the documented consequence is installation without user interaction; Samsung has not published the affected function or request path.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-20974
Published
May 7, 2025
Updated
May 7, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
PackageInstallerCN
Classifications
CWE-280
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

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 privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · PackageInstallerCNAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

6.1Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

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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

CWE-280Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges

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