CVE-2023-30642
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 privilege management vulnerability in Galaxy Themes Service prior to SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 allows local attackers to call privilege function.
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 privilege management in Galaxy Themes Service allows local attackers to call privileged functions they should not have access to, enabling potential privilege escalation. The vulnerability exists in versions prior to SMR Jul-2023 Release 1.
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= 12.0= 13.0CVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/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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Check Android version on Samsung deviceGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADBAffected if Android version is 12.0 or 13.0 (versions prior to SMR Jul-2023 Release 1)
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Confirm device is SamsungCheck the device manufacturer via Settings > About Phone > Manufacturer, or run 'getprop ro.product.manufacturer' via ADBAffected if Device is not a Samsung Galaxy device (vulnerability only affects Samsung implementation)
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Verify Galaxy Themes Service is presentCheck for themecenter package via ADB command: 'pm list packages | grep themecenter' or look for com.samsung.android.themecenter in installed appsAffected if Galaxy Themes Service package is installed and running on the device
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Check installed Samsung Mobile Security Patch LevelGo to Settings > About Phone > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADBAffected if Security patch level is earlier than July 2023 (SMR Jul-2023 Release 1)
User is affected if running Samsung Android 12.0 or 13.0 with the Galaxy Themes Service present and July 2023 security patch not applied.
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 · scopedApply the SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 or later patch which addresses the improper privilege management in the Galaxy Themes Service.
SMR Jul-2023 Release 1 or later
- Navigate to Settings on the Samsung Galaxy device
- Go to Software update
- Tap on Download and install to check for available updates
- Install the SMR (Samsung Maintenance Release) Jul-2023 Release 1 or later update that addresses the vulnerability
- After installation, verify the patch level by going to Settings > About phone > Software information and confirm the SMR version includes the fix
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing6.0 h
- Review / QA4.0 h
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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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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2023-30642 in production — separate from our analysis above.
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.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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