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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-20979

Out-of-bounds write in libsavscmn prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Published May 7, 2025 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Samsung Mobile

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20979. EPSS is 8.00%. Act only if a listed version of Samsung Mobile is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
8.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Samsung Mobile libsavscmn patch: Android 15

Out-of-bounds write in libsavscmn prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Samsung Mobile libsavscmn patch: Android 15patch: Android 15

How to fix CVE-2025-20979

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-20979. EPSS is 8.00%. Act only if a listed version of Samsung Mobile is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Samsung Mobile libsavscmn patch: Android 15 patch: Android 15. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 8.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. May 7, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    Out-of-bounds write in libsavscmn prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

    Out-of-bounds write in libsavscmn prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-20979

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-13680

    Out-of-bounds write in libsavscmn prior to Android 15 allows local attackers to execute arbitrary code.

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 17, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.