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CVE-2023-42531

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 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: 2023-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in SmsController prior to SMR Nov-2023 Release1 allows local attackers to bypass restrictions on starting activities from the background.

Affected products

• Samsung Android: 11.0, 11.0-smr-apr-2021-r1, 11.0-smr-apr-2022-r1, 11.0-smr-apr-2023-r1, 11.0-smr-aug-2021-r1, 11.0-smr-aug-2022-r1 (+69)

References

• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=11
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=11

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