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CVE-2025-21042VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2025-21042: Samsung Mobile Devices · Out-of-bounds Write

Affects Samsung Mobile DevicesSource CVE Database V5

0

Exploited in the wild · KEV due 1 Dec 2025 · 35% EPSS : apply the vendor's fix or mitigations to Samsung Mobile Devices now.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.8High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
KEV deadline
 US federal agencies must patch by this date; a sensible deadline for everyone else.
EPSS
35.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 98% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

t = 0 is the CVE’s publication on cve.org

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 12 Sep 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: evidence found.

    Listed in CISA KEV 59 days after disclosure

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

Timeline

  1. CVE ID reserved

    by SamsungMobile

    , 310 days before disclosure

  2. CVE published

    on cve.org

    , t = 0

  3. In Threat Radar

    record ingested

    , 2 minutes after disclosure

  4. , 59 days after disclosure

  5. KEV remediation due

    US federal deadline

    , 80 days after disclosure

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), CISA KEV (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Samsung MobileSamsung Mobile DevicesAffected–Fixed in–

Description

CVE-2025-21042 is a high-severity out-of-bounds write vulnerability in the libimagecodec.quram.so component of Samsung Mobile Devices prior to the SMR April 2025 Release 1. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Exploits are known to be in the wild. No specific affected versions or patch links are provided in the available data.

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