VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-21039

CVSS score7.5 HIGH
EPSS probability0.41%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2020-04-08
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with N(7.0) software. With the Location permission for the compass feature in Quick Tools (aka QuickTools), an attacker can bypass the lockscreen. The Samsung ID is SVE-2018-12053 (December 2018).

Weakness classification

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Primary references