CVE-2023-42549
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 · uneditedUse of implicit intent for sensitive communication vulnerability in startNameValidationActivity in Samsung Account prior to version 14.5.00.7 allows attackers to access arbitrary file with Samsung Account privilege.
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 · high confidenceThis is an Android-specific vulnerability in the Samsung Account application where the startNameValidationActivity component uses implicit intents instead of explicit intents. Implicit intents don't specify a target component, allowing potentially malicious applications to intercept the intent and gain unauthorized access to files with Samsung Account's elevated privileges.
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< 14.5.00.7CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/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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Verify Samsung Account app is installedOn the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Samsung Account, or run: `pm list packages | grep samsung.account` via ADB shellAffected if Samsung Account application is present on the device
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Determine installed Samsung Account versionIn Settings > Apps > Samsung Account > App info, read the Version field. Alternatively, run `dumpsys package com.samsung.android.account` via ADB shell and locate the versionName valueAffected if A version number is displayed for the Samsung Account app
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Compare version against vulnerable rangeCompare the installed version number to the affected range: any version lower than 14.5.00.7 is vulnerableAffected if Installed version is below 14.5.00.7 (for example, 14.4.00.3, 14.2.00.1, or earlier)
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Confirm no available updates address this issueCheck Google Play Store or Samsung Galaxy Store for any available update to Samsung Account and verify the latest available version is 14.5.00.7 or laterAffected if Update is available but not yet installed, leaving the device on a vulnerable version
The device is affected if Samsung Account is installed with a version number less than 14.5.00.7.
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 · scoped14.5.00.7
Update Samsung Account application to version 14.5.00.7 or later, which contains the vendor patch addressing this implicit intent vulnerability.
Samsung Account version 14.5.00.7 or later
- Open the Galaxy Store app on your Samsung device
- Search for 'Samsung Account' in the search bar
- If an update is available, tap 'Update' to install version 14.5.00.7 or later
- Alternatively, open Google Play Store, search for Samsung Account, and update if a newer version is available
- Ensure automatic updates are enabled for Samsung Account to receive future security patches
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
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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