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CVE-2023-21502

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.2% 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-20

Description

Improper input validation vulnerability in FactoryTest application prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to get privilege escalation via debugging commands.

Affected products

• Samsung Android: 12.0, 12.0-smr-apr-2022-r1, 12.0-smr-aug-2022-r1, 12.0-smr-dec-2021-r1, 12.0-smr-dec-2022-r1, 12.0-smr-feb-2022-r1 (+18)

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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