Physical privilege escalation to command execution
Published Oct 10, 2025 · Updated Oct 10, 2025
Improper input validation in Samsung Retail Mode before 5.59.11 allows physically proximate attackers to execute privileged commands. Samsung has not disclosed the affected code path, accepted input, or validation error; it states only that the patch removes unsafe code. Physical access and low privileges on the affected Android retail device are required, and exploitation runs commands with elevated device privileges.
Summary
What happened
Improper input validation in Samsung Retail Mode before 5.59.11 allows physically proximate attackers to execute privileged commands. Samsung has not disclosed the affected code path, accepted input, or validation error; it states only that the patch removes unsafe code. Physical access and low privileges on the affected Android retail device are required, and exploitation runs commands with elevated device privileges.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-21065
- Published
- Oct 10, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 10, 2025
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Retail Mode
- Classifications
- CWE-20, T1404
- Attack vector
- physical
- Privileges
- authenticated
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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