CVE-2021-25525

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2021-12-08 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-703

Description

Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Pay: before 4.0.65 — fixed in 4.0.65

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samsung Mobile Samsung Pay 4.0.65. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2021&month=12
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2021&month=12

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