Local sensitive-data exposure via cleartext storage
Published Oct 10, 2025 · Updated Oct 10, 2025
Cleartext storage in Samsung Smart Switch before 3.7.67.2 allows local users to access sensitive data after required user interaction. Samsung has not published which data store or operation leaves the sensitive data unprotected. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the disclosed consequence is unauthorized access to stored sensitive data.
Summary
What happened
Cleartext storage in Samsung Smart Switch before 3.7.67.2 allows local users to access sensitive data after required user interaction. Samsung has not published which data store or operation leaves the sensitive data unprotected. Exploitation requires local access and user interaction, and the disclosed consequence is unauthorized access to stored sensitive data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-21061
- Published
- Oct 10, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Smart Switch
- Classifications
- CWE-312, T1005
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Oct 10, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Oct 10, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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