CVE-2025-21050: Samsung Mobile Devices · Improper Input Validation
Affects Samsung Mobile DevicesSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.1 High.
Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 10 Oct 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 2026-10-25.
What to do
AI-suggested
The primary mitigation is to apply the Samsung SMR October 2025 Release 1 security update as soon as it becomes available, as it is expected to fix the improper input validation flaw. Until the patch is deployed, organizations should enforce strict physical and logical access controls to prevent unauthorized local access to devices, including strong device lock mechanisms and endpoint management policies. Disabling or limiting multiple user profiles on corporate devices can reduce the attack surface. Additionally, organizations should educate users about the risks of sharing devices and implement mobile device management (MDM) solutions to monitor and restrict device usage. Regular audits of device configurations and user profiles can help detect anomalies. Finally, organizations should prepare incident response plans for potential data leakage scenarios involving mobile devices.
Description
Improper input validiation in Contacts prior to SMR Oct-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access data across multiple user profiles.