CVE-2025-2233

March 11, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

8.8
High

Description

Samsung SmartThings Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature Authentication Bypass Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to bypass authentication on affected installations of Samsung SmartThings. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the Hub Local API service, which listens on TCP port 8766 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper verification of a cryptographic signature. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to bypass authentication on the system. Was ZDI-CAN-25615.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
Samsung SmartThings

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-347
Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
The product does not verify, or incorrectly verifies, the cryptographic signature for data.

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-25-127/

Tags

CWE-347
zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com
2025-03-11
CVE-2025-2233

CVSS Score

8.8 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.0

  • Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: NONE
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: March 11, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified: March 11, 2025, 11:15 p.m.

Status : Received

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

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Source

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