CVE-2021-25525
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior...
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
- Record
CVE-2021-25525- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-703
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2021-12421
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
- Record
EUVD-2021-12421- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5jx7-f25h-w96j No score
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior...
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
- Record
GHSA-5jx7-f25h-w96j- Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
- Record
CVE-2021-25525- CVSS 3.1
- 2.0 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 3.3 Low
AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-703, CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2021-25525 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 2.0) in Samsung Pay, published December 8, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.34%, the 27th percentile. No source names a fixed version.