CVE-2023-21491 (GCVE-0-2023-21491)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2023-05-04 00:00
Modified
2025-02-12 16:14
Severity ?
8.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Summary
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices Version: Android 12, 13   < SMR May-2023 Release 1
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