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Evidence dossier
CVE-2021-25369
CVE-2021-25369
47.4–72.6Priority evidence range
gen-56ccdaf9Normalized restatement
An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Mar 26, 2021
- Updated
- Oct 21, 2025
- Evidence coverage
- 72%
2026-07-18 · v2026.06.15 · percentile 62.6%
Distinct CVSS assessments remain side by side; none are averaged.
Source comparison
Who said what
Samsung Mobileoriginal assertion
container
An improper access control vulnerability in sec_log file prior to SMR MAR-2021 Release 1 exposes sensitive kernel information to userspace.
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
CISA KEVoriginal assertion
observed_exploitation
Samsung Mobile Devices Improper Access Control Vulnerability
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
FIRST EPSSoriginal assertion
model_probability
Probability 0.011210000000; percentile 0.625670000000
Jul 19, 2026Original evidence ↗
Applicability
Cited product scope
Samsung MobileSamsung Mobile Devices
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cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:9.0:smr-apr-2019-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*supportedUnknown vendorUnknown product
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CVSS by origin
nvd@nist.govCVSS 3.1 · role Primary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nnvd@nist.govCVSS 2.0 · role Primary
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:Nmobile.security@samsung.comCVSS 3.1 · role Secondary
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSamsung MobileCVSS 3.1 · role unknown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NLimitations and unknowns
- KEV membership is authoritative for the catalog, not proof of exposure in any environment.
- EPSS is a dated model probability and not an individual-environment prediction.
- Affected or fixed status applies only to the exact cited product and version scope; unresolved scope remains unknown.
- NVD-carried upstream facts remain derivative and are not independent corroboration.
- Only NVD metrics validated under the generation-bound calculator are Public Priority eligible; direct CVE record metrics remain display-only.
- NVD CVSS source eligibility is closed: NVD-authored, exact record-source, or registered same-CVE container origin; unmapped sources remain display-only.
- Factor D is unknown in Public Core because no accepted canonical mapping-obligation ledger is present.
- Core replay supports the active and immediately prior generation; retrospective valid-at replay is deferred.