Is CVE-2020-25278 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2020-25278 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2020-25278 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2020-25278 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2020-25278?

CVE-2020-25278 has a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

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CRITICAL

CVE-2020-25278

CWE-787Published: September 11, 2020· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

9.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

An issue was discovered on Samsung mobile devices with O(8.x), P(9.0), and Q(10.0) software. The Quram image codec library allows attackers to overwrite memory and execute arbitrary code via crafted JPEG data that is mishandled during decoding. The Samsung IDs are SVE-2020-18088, SVE-2020-18225, SVE-2020-18301 (September 2020).

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2020-25278 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 9.8.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.