CVE-2023-21433

Q: How do I fix CVE-2023-21433?

Upgrade galaxy store to 4.5.49.8 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2023-21433 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-21433 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2023-21433?

CVE-2023-21433 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2023-21433 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for galaxy store (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 89th pctl

7.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Improper access control vulnerability in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.5.49.8 allows local attackers to install applications from Galaxy Store.

CWE-285 CWE-276

How to fix

Remediation Available

galaxy storeNVD

Affected:< 4.5.49.8Fixed in:4.5.49.8CVE-2023-21433derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.67%probability of exploitation in 30 days

89thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 89% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

security.samsungmobile.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2025-29927	Critical	9.1	99%	-	Fix
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CVE-2021-28799	Critical	10.0	78%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2023-48241	High	7.5	73%	-	Fix
CVE-2023-22480	High	7.3	67%	-	Fix
CVE-2022-3229	Critical	9.8	66%	-	-

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2023-21433?

Upgrade galaxy store to 4.5.49.8 or later.

Is CVE-2023-21433 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2023-21433 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 3.7% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 89% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2023-21433?

CVE-2023-21433 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2023-21433 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for galaxy store (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.