high Known exploitedREV. 01

CVE-2021-25487Samsung — the modem driver reads past its buffer

The modem interface driver on Samsung devices reads beyond a buffer because nothing checks its bounds, and the invalid function pointer that follows is enough to run code. The October 2021 security release fixes it.

YOUR NEXT MOVE

Install the October 2021 Samsung security update or later. The driver sits below the applications, so nothing on the handset can be configured around it.

Read the risk

THE VITAL STATS
CVSS score
7.8/ 10
CVSS v3.1
EPSS probability
1%
Likelihood of exploitation
Attack complexity
Low
Conditions needed to exploit
Known exploited
Yes — CISA KEV
CVE published
2021-10-06
Added to KEV
2023-06-29
Exploit published
Not recorded
Confidence
high
Kill chain
execution
MITRE ATT&CK
T1203
Severity
high

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

Attacker needsThe attacker must be able to reach the modem interface driver.

Behind the card

3 REFERENCES
Field-level provenanceTRACE THE SOURCES +

Which source supports each field, when it was retrieved, and who extracted it.

FieldsSourceRetrievedExtractorConfidence
cvss, exploitation.attack_complexity, exploitation.exploit_available, references, published_atnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
exploitation.known_exploited, exploitation.kev_addedcisa.gov2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
epssapi.first.org2026-09-24scrty-crds-pipeline/0.1high
title, summary, severity, remediation, mitre_attack, kill_chain, recommended_action, confidence, tags, exploitation.prerequisitesnvd.nist.gov2026-09-24claude-codehigh

Printing history

THE RECORD
  1. r1Initial base card

First printing. This card has not been reprinted since publication.

crds:cve-2021-25487 · CRDS 0.1 · Issued 2026-09-24