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Vulnerabilities/CVE-2025-21043Public Intelligence Dossier
Source: samsung · Limited verification•Last verified: •Collection Degraded
CVE-2025-21043ListedCRITICAL (raw)CVSS 9.8CWE-787

Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published: 12 Sept 2025•Last updated: 08 Oct 2026, 06:24 PM IST•Source identifier: mobile.security@samsung.com
Dossier completeness: source-provided sections 3 / 3 · rule guidance available. Missing source facts count as incomplete.
Official source
CISA KEV catalog
Listed
Added02 Oct 2025
Due23 Oct 2025
RansomwareUnknown
CVSS score
9.8CRITICAL (raw)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Metric sourcenvd@nist.gov
EPSS probability
2.2%0.022
Percentile83rd
Weakness type
CWE-787
No further CWE recorded
Remediation
Patch status unknown
No fixed version or KB recorded

Why It Matters

Analysis dossier

Why It Matters

Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

SOC priority

Immediate Attention

Actively exploited (source statement)

Yes

Publicly disclosed

Unknown

Risk basis: CISA KEV exploitation signal; CRITICAL severity; Known exploitation signal from CISA KEV or ransomware metadata; Source-confirmed exploitation or CISA KEV/ransomware metadata

Affected Products & Remediation

1 source-backed product
Affected products and versions (source)
  • samsung android · 13.0; 14.0; 15.0; 16.0 · NVD CPE · Source
Recorded patch / KBNot provided by source

Vendor or catalog guidance (source)

  • CISA KEV: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Known exploitation (source facts)

Only what a source states. Unknown means no source has said either way; it is not "not exploited".

CISA KEV
Listed
Exploited (source statement)
Yes
Publicly disclosed (source)
Unknown

CISA required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Suggested hunting (rule-based inference)

SecOps Signal recommendation (rule-based inference). These steps are hunting hypotheses from the vulnerability class; they do not state or imply that exploitation occurred here or anywhere.

Matched kev-network-exposure (CVSS AV:N, CISA KEV Listed); network-unauthenticated (CVSS AV:N, CVSS PR:N, CVSS UI:N)

Exposure

  1. Identify assets with the exact CVE and confirm the affected product/version against the advisory.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · KEV listing raises urgency, but inventory is needed to establish local exposure. · Rule kev-network-exposure
  2. Identify devices reporting this CVE and note which expose the affected service to untrusted networks.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A network-reachable, no-privilege vector makes internet-facing instances the first exposure question. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Exploitation evidence

  1. Review relevant edge or application access logs for unusual requests around the advisory window.Telemetry: CommonSecurityLog · Log review is a hunting hypothesis; KEV listing alone does not show local exploitation. · Rule kev-network-exposure
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Exploitation evidence

  1. Review inbound connections to the affected service from unexpected sources since the advisory date.Telemetry: DeviceNetworkEvents · Hunting hypothesis from the CVSS vector; it does not show that exploitation occurred. · Rule network-unauthenticated

Response

  1. Recheck the affected assets after the source-stated mitigation or update is applied.Telemetry: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities · A follow-up inventory check verifies local remediation. · Rule kev-network-exposure

CISA KEV Record

Catalog entry
02 Oct 2025
Required action due
23 Oct 2025
Known ransomware use
Unknown

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Change History & Source Data

— No recorded material change

CNA / source
mobile.security@samsung.com
Record status · verification
UPDATED · CISA KEV confirmed
CPE
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-apr-2022-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-apr-2023-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-apr-2024-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-apr-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-aug-2022-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-aug-2023-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-aug-2024-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-aug-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*, cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:13.0:smr-dec-2021-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

Evidence & Provenance

4 public sources
CISA KEV CatalogAdded 2025-10-02security.samsungmobile.comSource recordnvd.nist.govSource recordcisa.govSource record

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Detection Hunting Query
Target: DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities•Defender XDR
Detect endpoints exposed to CVE-2025-21043
Purpose: Exposure assessment (Category: Exposure Check)Why linked: Query metadata names CVE-2025-21043
DeviceTvmSoftwareVulnerabilities| where CveId == "CVE-2025-21043"| project DeviceId, DeviceName, OSPlatform, OSVersion, SoftwareVendor, SoftwareName, SoftwareVersion, CveId, VulnerabilitySeverityLevel, RecommendedSecurityUpdate, RecommendedSecurityUpdateId| sort by VulnerabilitySeverityLevel desc
Schema Checked · Not runtime validatedSource: SecOps Signal deterministic template · Limited verificationStatic screening: Passed structure and schema checks; tenant execution is not verified.
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