CVE-2023-42565

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 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: 2023-12-05 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

Improper input validation vulnerability in Smart Clip prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers with shell privilege to execute arbitrary code.

Affected products

Samsung Android: from 13.0 before 14.0; 14.0, 14.0-smr-apr-2023-r1, 14.0-smr-aug-2023-r1, 14.0-smr-dec-2022-r1, 14.0-smr-feb-2023-r1, 14.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (+9) — fixed in 14.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samsung Android 14.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=12
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=12

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