CVE-2025-20934
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 in Sticker Center prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers to access image files with system 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 · moderate confidenceThis is an improper access control vulnerability in Samsung's Sticker Center application that allows a local attacker to bypass authorization checks and access image files with system-level privileges. The vulnerability exists because the Sticker Center fails to properly validate access permissions before exposing sensitive image data, enabling a local user to elevate their access beyond what should be permitted.
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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< 14.0= 14.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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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Check Android OS versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The Android version is 14.0 or lower (< 14.0 or = 14.0)
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Verify Sticker Center application presenceCheck installed apps for 'Sticker Center' or 'StickerHub' in Settings > Apps, or list packages via ADB: 'pm list packages | grep -i sticker'Affected if The Sticker Center application is installed on the device
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Confirm Sticker Center is a system or privileged appRun 'pm list packages -s | grep -i sticker' or check app info in Settings > Apps to see if it is a system applicationAffected if Sticker Center is installed as a system or privileged application
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Inspect Sticker Center data directory permissionsUse ADB shell to check the app's data directory permissions: 'ls -la /data/data/com.samsung.android.stickercenter/' or similar package pathAffected if The app's internal data directory has overly permissive access controls (world-readable or group-readable)
A device is affected if it runs Android 14.0 or below and has the Sticker Center application installed with insufficient access controls on its data directories.
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 · scoped14.0
Apply the Samsung SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 or later firmware update to patch the Sticker Center vulnerability. Until the patch is applied, consider restricting local access to the device and monitoring for unusual file access patterns.
SMR Apr-2025 Release 1
- Open Settings on your Samsung Android device
- Navigate to Security and Privacy (or Security)
- Tap on Security Software Update or Check for updates
- Download and install the SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 security patch
- Verify the update was successfully applied
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA2.0 h
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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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