NotesApplication · Samsung

CVE-2025-20922

HIGH · 7.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-03-06
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 4.4.26.71 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

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 · unedited
Out-of-bounds read in appending text paragraph in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.26.71 allows attackers to read out-of-bounds memory.

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 confidence

An out-of-bounds read vulnerability exists in Samsung Notes when appending text to a paragraph. The vulnerability allows attackers to read memory outside the intended buffer boundaries due to insufficient bounds checking during text insertion operations. This could enable disclosure of sensitive information from the application's memory space.

MitigationUpdate Samsung Notes to version 4.4.26.71 or later through the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store. Users should ensure automatic updates are enabled or manually check for updates.

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
NotesApplication
Affected:< 4.4.26.71

CVSS 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
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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 checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check Samsung Notes version
    On the Android device, go to Settings > Apps > Samsung Notes and view the version information, or open the Play Store or Galaxy Store and search for Samsung Notes to see the installed version.
    Affected if The displayed version is lower than 4.4.26.71
  2. Verify version via package manager
    Connect the device via ADB and run: adb shell dumpsys package com.samsung.android.app.notes | grep versionName
    Affected if The versionName in the output is less than 4.4.26.71

If Samsung Notes is installed and its version is below 4.4.26.71, the device is affected by this out-of-bounds read vulnerability.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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AI-assisted, checked against the advisory. Informational, not a guarantee.

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 · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 4.4.26.71 or later
Fixed in 4.4.26.71
Interim mitigation

Update Samsung Notes to version 4.4.26.71 or later through the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store. Users should ensure automatic updates are enabled or manually check for updates.

Recommended fix High confidence

4.4.26.71

  1. Open the Google Play Store app on your Samsung device
  2. Search for "Samsung Notes" or locate it in your installed apps
  3. Tap on Samsung Notes and select "Update" if an update is available
  4. Alternatively, open Galaxy Store and check for updates there
  5. After updating, verify the version by opening Samsung Notes, going to Settings (three-line menu), selecting About Notes, and confirming the version is 4.4.26.71 or later

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

Fix this in Notes Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation4.0 h
  • Implementation2.0 h
  • Testing6.0 h
  • Review / QA3.0 h
15.0 hours of engineering $2,600
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