CVE-2025-21043
Published 2025-09-12 · Updated 2026-10-08 · Source mobile.security@samsung.com
Summary
CVE-2025-21043 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Devices. CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on October 2, 2025, which means exploitation in the wild has been confirmed; US federal agencies had to remediate it by October 23, 2025. CISA does not currently list it as used in ransomware campaigns. Samsung has 15 vulnerabilities in the KEV catalog, 0 of them linked to ransomware.
All 15 known-exploited Samsung vulnerabilities →Description
Out-of-bounds write in libimagecodec.quram.so prior to SMR Sep-2025 Release 1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code.
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA Known-Exploited Vulnerability
Product: Samsung — Mobile Devices
Name: Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Vulnerability
Date added: 2025-10-02 · Due: 2025-10-23
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

