Medium severity · published Jul 8, 2021
CVE-2021-25433
Improper authorization vulnerability in Tizen factory reset policy prior to Firmware update JUL-2021 Release allows untrusted applications to perform factory reset using dbus…
5.5
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Improper authorization vulnerability in Tizen factory reset policy prior to Firmware update JUL-2021 Release allows untrusted applications to perform factory reset using dbus signal.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 13% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TI
Tizen · Linux
before 5.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-25433
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-25433
Vendor Advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2021&month=7
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