CVE-2025-20973 json
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…
published last yr. modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2025-13686
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.2%
- EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 12%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Samsung Mobile Secure Folder 1.8.12.0 in Android 13, and 1.9.21.00 in Android 14
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
Affected products
- Samsung Mobile Secure Folder
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-20973
- NVD CVE-2025-20973
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