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CVE-2025-20994VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-20994: Samsung Internet · Incorrect Default Permissions

Affects Samsung InternetSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.5 Medium : upgrade to 28.0.0.59 when convenient.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 28.0.0.59
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 4 Jun 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq 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 2026-10-26.

What to do

Upgrade alpine/samsung-internet to 28.0.0.59.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Alpinealpine/samsung-internetpkg:apk/alpine/samsung-internetOther threatsAffected
  • <28.0.0.59
Fixed in
  • 28.0.0.59

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AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-20994 effectively, European organizations should: 1) Enforce strict device management policies that limit or monitor the installation of Samsung Internet browser on non-Samsung devices, especially in corporate environments. 2) Educate users about the risks of local attacks and the importance of not interacting with suspicious prompts or links that could trigger exploitation. 3) Implement endpoint security solutions that detect and prevent unauthorized file access or modifications, particularly focusing on browser-related processes. 4) Regularly audit and restrict physical access to devices, especially in shared or public environments, to reduce the risk of local exploitation. 6) Consider deploying application whitelisting or sandboxing techniques to isolate the browser and limit its file system access on non-Samsung devices. 7) Review and tighten file system permissions and access controls on devices to prevent unauthorized read/write operations by applications.

Description

Improper handling of insufficient permission in SyncClientProvider in Samsung Internet installed on non-Samsung Device prior to version 28.0.0.59 allows local attackers to access read and write arbitrary files.

References

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