CVE-2021-25337
Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Published Mar 4, 2021 · updated Jun 16, 2026 · samsung android
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.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 4, 2021 · Catalog
Detected
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.
Nov 8, 2022 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Nov 29, 2022 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Jun 16, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
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.
CISA due date Nov 29, 2022
Affected
- cpe samsung/android9.0
- vendor Samsung Mobile Devicesversion unspecified
Sources
- CISA KEVCVE-2021-25337
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.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgCVE-2021-25337
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSCVE-2021-25337
30-day exploitation probability 2.8%
first.org - NIST NVDCVE-2021-25337
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.
nvd.nist.gov