Android bootloader PMF allows physical attacker to run fastboot
CVE-2025-20892 Published on February 4, 2025

Protection Mechanism Failure in bootloader prior to SMR Jan-2025 Release 1 allows physical attackers to allow to execute fastboot command. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2025-20892 is exploitable with physical access, requires user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality and integrity, and no impact on availability.

Attack Vector:
PHYSICAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
REQUIRED
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
NONE

Products Associated with CVE-2025-20892

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Affected Versions

Samsung Mobile Devices Version SMR Jan-2025 Release in Select Android 13, 14 devices using MediaTek chipset is unaffected by CVE-2025-20892

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.10%
Percentile
26.37%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.