Is CVE-2025-20936 being actively exploited?

CVE-2025-20936 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2025-20936?

CVE-2025-20936 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2025-20936

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 0.2%EU EUVD

Improper access control in HDCP trustlet prior to SMR Apr-2025 Release 1 allows local attackers with shell privilege to escalate their privileges to root.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.1)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS score: 0.2% (4th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2025-10085)
Published: April 8, 2025
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2025-10085 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on February 26, 2026.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

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Certified products that may be affected

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

Samsung BoringCrypto Android 15 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - FIPS 140 5530 - active
Samsung BoringCrypto Android 14 - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - FIPS 140 5521 - active
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 15 – Spring - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11593-2025 - active
Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 14 - Fall - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11539-2024 - active
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. Samsung Galaxy Devices on Android 14 - Spring - Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. - Common Criteria CCEVS-VR-VID-11444-2024 - archived

See all 7 in the Security Certifications Explorer.

References

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2025&month=04(Vendor Advisory)

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

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