CVE-2023-21484

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: 2023-05-04 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in AppLock prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers without proper permission to execute a privileged operation.

Affected products

Samsung Android: 11.0, 11.0-smr-apr-2021-r1, 11.0-smr-apr-2022-r1, 11.0-smr-aug-2021-r1, 11.0-smr-aug-2022-r1, 11.0-smr-dec-2020-r1 (+45)

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=05

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