CVE-2023-42559
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows...
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.
- Record
CVE-2023-42559- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-46992
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.
- Record
EUVD-2023-46992- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-655p-cxf7-qpch
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows...
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.
- Record
GHSA-655p-cxf7-qpch- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper exception management vulnerability in Knox Guard prior to SMR Dec-2023 Release 1 allows Knox Guard lock bypass via changing system time.
- Record
CVE-2023-42559- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-755
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-42559 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Samsung Android, published December 5, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.