CVE-2021-25525 (GCVE-0-2021-25525)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-12-08 14:20 – Updated: 2024-08-03 20:11
VLAI
Summary
Improper check or handling of exception conditions vulnerability in Samsung Pay (US only) prior to version 4.0.65 allows attacker to use NFC without user recognition.
Severity
2 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-703 - Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Samsung Mobile Samsung Pay Affected: - , < 4.0.65 (custom)
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