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FKIE_CVE-2025-20956

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2025-05-07 09:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 08:42
Severity
4.3 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Summary
Improper export of android application components in Settings in Galaxy Watch prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to access developer settings.
References
mobile.security@samsung.comhttps://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2025&month=05Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
samsung wear_os 5.0
samsung galaxy_watch -
samsung galaxy_watch_4 -
samsung galaxy_watch_4_classic -
samsung galaxy_watch_5 -
samsung galaxy_watch_5_pro -
samsung galaxy_watch_6 -
samsung galaxy_watch_6_classic -
samsung galaxy_watch_7 -
samsung galaxy_watch_fe -
samsung galaxy_watch_ultra -
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