CVE-2025-20987: Samsung Mobile Devices · Information Exposure
Affects Samsung Mobile DevicesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.2 Medium.
Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:LExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 4 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.
What to do
AI-suggested
European organizations should implement a multi-layered mitigation strategy beyond generic patching advice: 1) Enforce strict device management policies using Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions to restrict installation of unauthorized applications and monitor for privilege escalation attempts. 2) Employ endpoint detection and response (EDR) tools on mobile devices to detect suspicious local privilege escalation activities. 3) Educate users on the risks of physical device compromise and enforce strong device lock mechanisms including PINs and passwords in addition to biometrics. 4) Limit the use of Samsung Mobile Devices for highly sensitive operations until the vendor releases a security patch. 5) Monitor for unusual authentication token usage or anomalies in biometric authentication logs if available. 6) Segregate sensitive applications and data using containerization or secure work profiles to reduce the impact of a compromised device. 7) Coordinate with Samsung for timely updates and apply the SMR May-2025 Release 1 or later as soon as it becomes available to remediate the vulnerability.
Description
Improper access control in fingerprint trustlet prior to SMR May-2025 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to get a auth_token.