CVE-2023-21491
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows...
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
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
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
- Record
CVE-2023-21491- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-25659
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2023-25659- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3fj3-8v7h-68xh
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows...
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
- Record
GHSA-3fj3-8v7h-68xh- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control vulnerability in ThemeManager prior to SMR May-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with system privilege.
- Record
CVE-2023-21491- CVSS 3.1
- 8.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-284
- 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-2023-21491 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.5) in Samsung Android, published May 4, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.15%, the 4th percentile. No source names a fixed version.