CVE-2023-21433

Galaxy Store vulnerability

CVSS

7.8

EPSS

3.7%

EPSS pct

88th

Exploited

No known

Improper access control vulnerability in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.49.8 allows local attackers to install applications from Galaxy Store.

Affected vendor

Samsung

Affected product

Galaxy Store

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness type (CWE)

CWE-285 — Improper Authorization
CWE-276 — Incorrect Default Permissions

Published

2023-02-09

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable with local access, low attack complexity, requiring low privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality, high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 3.7% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 88% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2023-21433

Confirm whether Samsung Galaxy Store is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2023-21433.
Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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