Advisory Details

March 16th, 2026

(Pwn2Own) Samsung Galaxy S25 Samsung Members Open Redirect Security Bypass Vulnerability

ZDI-26-209
ZDI-CAN-28455

CVE ID CVE-2025-21079
CVSS SCORE 5.0, AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS Samsung
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Galaxy S25
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to bypass security on affected installations of Samsung Galaxy S25. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability.

The specific flaw exists within the Samsung Members application. An attacker can force a redirection to a site that serves malicious content. An attacker can leverage this in conjunction with other vulnerabilities to start arbitrary Android exported activites, leading to further compromise.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Samsung has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2025&month=11
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2025-11-18 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2026-03-16 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2026-03-16 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Ken Gannon / 伊藤 剣 (@yogehi) of Mobile Hacking Lab, and Dimitrios Valsamaras (@Ch0pin)
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