CVE-2023-21465
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper access control vulnerability in BixbyTouch prior to version 3.2.02.5 in China models allows untrusted applications access local files.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceImproper access control in BixbyTouch prior to version 3.2.02.5 on China models allows untrusted applications to bypass normal file access restrictions and read local files on the device. This is a broken access control vulnerability where the application fails to properly validate or restrict file access requests from other apps.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 3.2.02.5CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm device is a China modelCheck the device region settings or model number. On Samsung devices, go to Settings > About phone > Model number, or check Settings > Region > Region code. China models have specific regional identifiers in the model number or firmware.Affected if The device is a Samsung phone manufactured for the Chinese market (China model)
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Locate BixbyTouch appNavigate to Settings > Apps on the Samsung device and search for BixbyTouch, or use the command 'adb shell pm list packages | findstr bixbytouch' if developer tools are available.Affected if BixbyTouch is installed on the device
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Check installed BixbyTouch versionIn Settings > Apps > BixbyTouch > App info, note the version number displayed under 'Version'. Alternatively, use 'adb shell dumpsys package com.samsung.android.bixbytouch' to retrieve detailed version information.Affected if The displayed version is lower than 3.2.02.5 or the version field shows a number less than 3020250 (the numeric representation)
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Confirm vulnerability applicabilityVerify that both conditions are met: the device is a China model AND the BixbyTouch version is below 3.2.02.5.Affected if Both conditions are true: China model AND version < 3.2.02.5
The device is affected only if it is a China model running BixbyTouch version 3.2.02.4 or earlier; non-China models are not affected by this specific vulnerability.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped3.2.02.5
Update BixbyTouch to version 3.2.02.5 or later via the application store. For managed devices, verify the update has been applied across all affected devices.
BixbyTouch version 3.2.02.5
- Identify the BixbyTouch application on the affected Samsung China model device
- Verify the current BixbyTouch version is below 3.2.02.5
- Upgrade BixbyTouch to version 3.2.02.5 or later through Samsung's official update mechanism (Galaxy Store or system software update)
- Confirm the version has been successfully updated after the upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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