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CVE-2021-25428

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2021-07-08 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-269

Description

Improper validation check vulnerability in PackageManager prior to SMR July-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to get dangerous level permission without user confirmation in limited circumstances.

Affected products

• Android: 8.1, 9.0, 10.0, 11.0

References

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=7
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2021&month=7

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