Medium 6.2Known exploited (CISA KEV)Published Mar 26, 2021

CVE-2021-25369An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.

Updated under an hour ago (Oct 28, 2026, 7:50 AM ET)

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CISA lists it as known exploited since Nov 8, 2022; federal agencies had to remediate by Nov 29, 2022. Treat that date as your deadline.

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An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.

CVSS: 6.2 MEDIUM (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
Known exploited: Added to CISA KEV Nov 8, 2022; federal remediation due Nov 29, 2022Apply updates per vendor instructions.
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 1.08% (percentile 65)
Assigned by: Samsung Mobile
NVD analysis: Analyzed
Record last updated: Oct 21, 2025
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices samsung_mobile:devices (from the name)	from O(8.x), P(9.0), Q(10.0) before SMR Mar-2021 Release 1	CNA record
samsung android samsung:android	8.0; 8.1; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; 9.0; and 39 more ranges	NVD

References

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	x-refsource-confirm, vendor-advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com	x-refsource-misc, vendor-advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-25369	us-government-resource

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