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CVE-2025-62816: Improper Input Validation

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 5.5 Medium.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 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 1% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
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 3 Mar 2026

  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 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2025-62816, organizations and users should: 1) Monitor Samsung and chipset vendor advisories for official patches or firmware updates addressing this vulnerability and apply them promptly. 2) Restrict local access to the VS4L_VERTEXIOC_BOOTUP interface by enforcing strict application sandboxing and permissions to prevent untrusted apps from invoking this ioctl. 3) Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to control app installations and detect potentially malicious applications that could exploit local vulnerabilities. 4) Educate users about the risks of installing untrusted software that could gain local privileges. 5) For high-security environments, consider additional endpoint protection mechanisms that monitor for anomalous ioctl calls or kernel-level interactions. 6) Where feasible, implement runtime protections such as SELinux policies or kernel hardening to limit the impact of malformed inputs. 7) Conduct regular security audits and vulnerability assessments on mobile devices to identify and remediate local privilege escalation or misuse opportunities. These steps go beyond generic advice by focusing on controlling local access and monitoring for exploitation attempts in the absence of immediate patches.

Description

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, and 2500. Unvalidated VS4L_VERTEXIOC_BOOTUP input leads to a denial of service.

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