CVE-2023-42540
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows...
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.
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
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.
- Record
CVE-2023-42540- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46973
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46973- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-535j-5wpp-p7jm
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows...
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.
- Record
GHSA-535j-5wpp-p7jm- 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-284
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control vulnerability in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.01.1 allows attackers to access sensitive information via implicit intent.
- Record
CVE-2023-42540- CVSS 3.1
- 4.0 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/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-284
- 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-2023-42540 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.0) in Samsung Account, published November 7, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.19%, the 8th percentile. No source names a fixed version.