CVE-2025-21047
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to...
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use the privileged APIs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
CVE-2025-21047- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-33684
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
EUVD-2025-33684- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3qpq-7p5h-2xmj
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to...
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
GHSA-3qpq-7p5h-2xmj- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in KnoxGuard prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
CVE-2025-21047- CVSS 3.1
- 5.2 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2025-21047 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.2) in Samsung Android, published October 10, 2025. 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.