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CVE-2025-21009VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-21009: Samsung Mobile libsavsvc.so · Out-of-bounds Read

Affects Samsung Mobile libsavsvc.soSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium : upgrade to 15 when convenient.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
5.5Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
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.
Patch
Available – fixed in 15
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Jul 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 2026-10-25.

What to do

Upgrade Samsung Mobile libsavsvc.so to 15.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Samsung Mobile libsavsvc.soAffected
  • <15
Fixed in
  • 15

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-21009, European organizations should: 1) Inventory and identify Samsung mobile devices running Android versions prior to 15 to assess exposure. 2) Restrict installation of untrusted or unnecessary applications on corporate devices to reduce the risk of local exploitation. 3) Implement mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce security policies, monitor device integrity, and control app permissions. 4) Educate users about the risks of installing unknown apps and the importance of device security. 6) Consider upgrading devices to Android 15 or newer where feasible, as the vulnerability is not present in these versions. 7) Employ runtime protections and anomaly detection on devices to identify abnormal app behavior that could indicate exploitation attempts. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on device-specific controls, user education, and proactive patch management tailored to the Samsung Android ecosystem.

Description

Out-of-bounds read in decoding malformed frame header in libsavsvc.so prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to cause memory corruption.

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