CVE-2025-20966 (GCVE-0-2025-20966)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-05-07 08:24 – Updated: 2025-05-07 16:16
VLAI?
Summary
Improper access control in Samsung Gallery prior to version 14.5.10.3 in Global Android 13, 14.5.09.3 in China Android 13, and 15.5.04.5 in Android 14 allows physical attackers to access data across multiple user profiles.
Severity ?
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Gallery Unaffected: 14.5.10.3 in Global Android 13, 14.5.09.3 in China Android 13, and 15.5.04.5 in Android 14
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