CVE-2025-21038

Itinerary tampering via unverified broadcast intents

Published Sep 3, 2025 · Updated Sep 3, 2025

Improper intent verification in Samsung Electronics S Assistant before 9.3.2 allows local users to modify itinerary information. SamsungExceptionalBroadcastReceiver accepts broadcast intents without properly verifying their source or authorization before applying itinerary changes. A malicious application running locally can reach the receiver without user interaction or prior privileges, enabling unauthorized itinerary tampering.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.11%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper intent verification in Samsung Electronics S Assistant before 9.3.2 allows local users to modify itinerary information. SamsungExceptionalBroadcastReceiver accepts broadcast intents without properly verifying their source or authorization before applying itinerary changes. A malicious application running locally can reach the receiver without user interaction or prior privileges, enabling unauthorized itinerary tampering.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-21038
Published
Sep 3, 2025
Updated
Sep 3, 2025
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Assistant
Classifications
CWE-925, T1565.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 3, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 3, 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 · Samsung AssistantAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

3.3NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.1Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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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-925Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver
T1565.001Stored Data Manipulation

Public exploit references

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Technologies

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