Is CVE-2023-21456 being actively exploited?

CVE-2023-21456 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-21456?

CVE-2023-21456 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.0 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2023-21456

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.0EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

Path traversal vulnerability in Galaxy Themes Service prior to SMR Mar-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to access arbitrary file with system uid.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.0 (v3.1)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-22
EPSS score: 0.2% (11th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2023-25624)
Published: March 16, 2023
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2023-25624 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2025.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

6 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified products, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 13 – Fall - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11410-2023 - archived
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 13- Spring - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11342-2023 - archived
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 12 – Fall - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11307-2022 - archived
Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 12 - Spring - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11228-2022 - archived
Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 11 - Fall - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11211-2021 - archived

See all 6 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=03(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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