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CVE-2025-21042

VendorsamsungPublishedSep 12, 2025SourceNVDWeaknessCWE-787
Act now

Actively exploited in the wild. Patch or mitigate immediately — don't wait for a maintenance window.

Severity
High · 8.8
CVSS base score
Exploitation
In the wild
CISA KEV
Predicted risk
33% model
EPSS forecast — overtaken by confirmed exploitation
Exposure
Remote
Exploitable over the network without credentials
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What's the risk?

An unauthenticated attacker, remotely over the network, if a user is tricked into opening a malicious file or link, can fully compromise the system — steal data, tamper with it and take it offline.

Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

How it's exploitedMITRE ATT&CK · inferred from weakness & vector
Execution
T1203Exploitation for Client Execution

Inferred from the weakness type (CWE) and how the flaw is reached — the techniques an attacker would chain to exploit this. Real-world corroboration appears here as threat intel is folded in.

02

Who's exploiting it?

Corroborated threat activity referencing this CVE — with source and confidence, not inference.

Confirmed exploited in the wild. CISA KEV · catalogued Nov 10, 2025

Named threat actors and observed ATT&CK techniques appear here as intel feeds are folded in — the ATT&CK chain above stays inferred until then.

03

Are we affected?

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What to do

Generated by Wavense from the CVE record — an immediate mitigation and the permanent fix.

  1. !

    Mitigate now

    Until a patch is applied, implement network segmentation to restrict access to systems running applications dependent on libimagecodec.quram.so, especially from untrusted external networks. Configure affected services to run with the principle of least privilege or within a sandboxed environment to limit the impact of successful code execution. Enhance monitoring for unusual process activity or outbound network connections originating from systems utilizing the vulnerable library.

  2. ✓

    Permanent fix

    The permanent resolution is to update libimagecodec.quram.so to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 or a newer version as provided by the vendor. Ensure all systems running applications that rely on this library are upgraded promptly to the patched release. Verify the successful installation of the security update to confirm the vulnerability has been addressed.

Technical details— weakness, CVSS vector & calculator, related CVEs

Business impact

A remote attacker can exploit this out-of-bounds write vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the affected application. This could lead to a full system compromise, allowing for data exfiltration, service disruption, or further lateral movement within the network. The business consequences include potential data breaches, significant reputational damage, and operational downtime.

Weakness

1
CWE-787Common Weakness Enumeration · MITRE definition

CVSS 3.1 details

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.0
/ 10.0 base
High severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability metrics
Attack VectorAV
Remotely exploitable across a network
Attack ComplexityAC
No special conditions required
Privileges RequiredPR
No authorization needed
User InteractionUI
A user must take an action
Impact metrics
ScopeS
Impact confined to the vulnerable component
ConfidentialityC
Total loss of confidentiality
IntegrityI
Total loss of integrity
AvailabilityA
Total loss of availability

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googleCWE-285Improper AuthorizationAdjacentLow effortNo authNo interactionCIA
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NVD
8.8High
CVE-2025-21043KEV

Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.

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NVD
8.8High
CVE-2025-48543KEV

In multiple locations, there is a possible way to escape chrome sandbox to attack android system_server due to a use after free. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

googleCWE-416Use After FreeLocalLow effortLow privNo interactionCIA
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NVD
8.4High
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In multiple locations, there is a possible way to achieve code execution due to an integer overflow. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

googleCWE-190Integer OverflowLocalLow effortNo authNo interactionCIA
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NVD
7.8High
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NVD
7.8High
CVE-2024-32896KEV

there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

googleCWE-670Always-Incorrect Control FlowLocalLow effortNo authUser neededCIA
2024-06-13
NVD
7.8High
CVE-2024-29748KEV

there is a possible way to bypass due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is needed for exploitation.

googleCWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional ConditionsLocalLow effortNo authUser neededCIA
2024-04-05
NVD
7.8High
CVE-2023-35674KEV

In onCreate of WindowState.java, there is a possible way to launch a background activity due to a logic error in the code. This could lead to local escalation of privilege with no additional execution privileges needed. User interaction is not needed for exploitation.

googleCWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementLocalLow effortLow privNo interactionCIA
2023-09-11
0.0
/ 10.0 base
High severity
Key facts
CVE ID
CVE-2025-21042
Published
Sep 12, 2025
Last modified
Oct 8, 2026
CVSS
8.8 (v3.1)
EPSS
33.17%
In CISA KEV
Yes
Confidence
100/100
Weakness
CWE-787
Timeline
  1. Sep 12, 2025Published to NVDNVD
  2. Oct 8, 2026Record last modifiedNVD
  3. Aug 22, 2026AI analysis generatedWavense
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