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Vulnerability record · CVE-2013-4764 · published 27 December 2019

CVE-2013-4764: Samsung galaxy s3 firmware incorrect default permissions vulnerability

Samsung · Galaxy S3 Firmware

Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing an unprivileged app to send arbitrary SMS texts to arbitrary destinations without permission.

4.3 CVSS 3.1 Medium EPSS 0.30% · top 80.1% CWE-276 · Incorrect default permissions
4.3CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 2.1
0.30%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
2Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
16 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Samsung Galaxy S3/S4 exposes an unprotected component allowing an unprivileged app to send arbitrary SMS texts to arbitrary destinations without permission.

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Affected products

2 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

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Related vulnerabilities

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2013-4764), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.