01 Record
CVE-2025-20973
Improper authentication in Secure Folder prior to version 1.8.12.0 in Android 13, and 1.9.21.00 in Android 14 allows physical attackers to reset the lock type of Secure Folder.
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: SamsungMobile
CNA base score5.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
02 Description
Improper authentication in Secure Folder prior to version 1.8.12.0 in Android 13, and 1.9.21.00 in Android 14 allows physical attackers to reset the lock type of Secure Folder.
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.22% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 12.3% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2025-05-07 08:24Z1 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-05-07 14:57Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-11-06
- Assigning CNA
- SamsungMobile
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- Weaknesses
- No CWE assigned
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 17c2606239a532bb24fb21987ec0f0b38a25f3f5efbe0b4e636b100bcb465b65
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- security.samsungmobile.comhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2025&month=05