CVE-2019-16256

high-risk
Published 2019-09-12

Some Samsung devices include the SIMalliance Toolbox Browser (aka S@T Browser) on the UICC, which might allow remote attackers to retrieve location and IMEI information, or retrieve other data or execute certain commands, via SIM Toolkit (STK) instructions in an SMS message, aka Simjacker.

Do I need to act?

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61.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — higher than 39% of all CVEs
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CISA KEV: actively exploited in the wild
On the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog — federal agencies must patch
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Trustedconnectivityalliance

References (3)

Exploit https://www.adaptivemobile.com/blog/simjacker-next-generation-spying-over-mobile
Exploit https://www.adaptivemobile.com/blog/simjacker-next-generation-spying-over-mobile
US Government Resource https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-...
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/ 100
high-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 26/34 · High
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal