CVE-2025-21043: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Actively exploited. At least one CVE in this advisory is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — exploitation has been observed in the wild. Treat remediation as urgent.
Samsung mobile devices contain an out-of-bounds write vulnerability in libimagecodec.quram.so which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CSIRTS triage
- What
- The vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via an out-of-bounds write.
- Who is affected
- Users of affected Samsung mobile devices.
- Urgency
- Remediation is urgent as the vulnerability is actively exploited and poses a critical risk.
- Action
- Update affected Samsung mobile devices to the latest software version.
AI-assisted analysis generated from the source advisory — verify against the original.
Details
Original advisory: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-21043
Exploitation outlook
EPSS (FIRST.org) estimates each CVE’s probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — here is the CSIRTS.com read on those numbers.
- Exploitation confirmedCVE-2025-21043Already exploited in the wild (CISA KEV) — the prediction phase is over. Patch now. Riskier than 78% of all EPSS-scored CVEs.
Referenced CVEs
| CVE | CSIRTS overview | External |
|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-21043 | coverage & exploitation status | NVD · CVE.org |
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