CVE-2021-25337

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 4, 2021 at 08:59 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:41 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsAndroidSamsung Mobile Devices

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 3%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score2.8%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 2.8% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 86% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Samsung mobile devices contain an improper access control vulnerability in clipboard service which allows untrusted applications to read or write arbitrary files. This vulnerability was chained with CVE-2021-25369 and CVE-2021-25370.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Nov 8, 2022
Remediation Due
Nov 29, 2022
1430 days overdue

Description

Improper access control in clipboard service in Samsung mobile devices prior to SMR Mar-2021 Release 1 allows untrusted applications to read or write certain local files.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (3)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com
x_refsource_MISCx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb
US Government Resource
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25337

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-269NVD-CWE-Other

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