CVE-2023-21426
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows...
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to access cardemulation PIN.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 4.3
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to access cardemulation PIN.
- Record
CVE-2023-21426- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25594 4.3
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to access cardemulation PIN.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25594- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-676r-wmg9-6ww8 5.5
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows...
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to access cardemulation PIN.
- Record
GHSA-676r-wmg9-6ww8- CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 4.3
Hardcoded AES key to encrypt cardemulation PINs in NFC prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attackers to access cardemulation PIN.
- Record
CVE-2023-21426- CVSS 3.1
- 4.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-21426 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.3) in Samsung Android, published February 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.16%, the 5th percentile. No source names a fixed version.