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CVE-2023-42568

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.4 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 access control vulnerability in SmartManagerCN prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to access arbitrary files with system privilege.

Affected products

• Samsung Android: from 12.0 before 13.0; 13.0, 13.0-smr-apr-2023-r1, 13.0-smr-aug-2023-r1, 13.0-smr-dec-2022-r1, 13.0-smr-feb-2023-r1, 13.0-smr-jan-2023-r1 (+9) — fixed in 13.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Samsung Android 13.0. 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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