Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-62814

Memory Safety in Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware

Published
03 March 2026
Modified
04 March 2026
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 7.5
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0049 40th percentile
Risk Priority 58 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-62814 is a high-severity NULL Pointer Dereference (CWE-476) vulnerability in Samsung Exynos 1280 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Endpoint Denial of Service (T1499); ranked at the 40th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SA-11 (Developer Testing and Evaluation) and SA-15 (Development Process, Standards, and Tools) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

CVE-2025-62814 is a NULL pointer dereference vulnerability (CWE-476) discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, and 2400. The issue occurs in the load_fw_utc_vector() function when dereferencing a NULL ft_handle, resulting in a denial of service. It was published on 2026-03-03 with a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H), indicating high severity due to its potential for significant availability impact.

The vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network by unauthenticated attackers with low complexity and no user interaction required. Successful exploitation leads to a denial of service, disrupting system availability without affecting confidentiality or integrity.

Samsung Semiconductor has published product security updates addressing this issue, available at https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/ and the dedicated CVE page at https://semiconductor.samsung.com/support/quality-support/product-security-updates/cve-2025-62814/. Security practitioners should consult these advisories for mitigation details and patching guidance specific to affected Exynos processors.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

An issue was discovered in Samsung Mobile Processor Exynos 1280, 2200, 1380, 1480, and 2400. A NULL pointer dereference of ft_handle in load_fw_utc_vector() causes a denial of service.

CWE(s)

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1499 Endpoint Denial of Service Impact
Adversaries may perform Endpoint Denial of Service (DoS) attacks to degrade or block the availability of services to users.
T1499.004 Application or System Exploitation Impact
Adversaries may exploit software vulnerabilities that can cause an application or system to crash and deny availability to users.
T1489 Service Stop Impact
Adversaries may stop or disable services on a system to render those services unavailable to legitimate users.
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2025-23100Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2025-62817Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2025-54334Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2025-62815Same product: Samsung Exynos 1380
CVE-2025-54326Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2024-46922Same product: Samsung Exynos 1480
CVE-2024-28068Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2025-54332Same product: Samsung Exynos 1380
CVE-2024-25073Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280
CVE-2023-37368Same product: Samsung Exynos 1280

Affected Assets

samsung
exynos 1280 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 1380 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 1480 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 2200 firmware
all versions
samsung
exynos 2400 firmware
all versions

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

Developer testing and evaluation (including static analysis) directly finds null-dereference bugs before deployment.

Documented development standards and tools can enforce null-safety rules and safe pointer usage.

Engineering principles can mandate defensive coding such as explicit null checks before dereference.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices (static analysis, code review, safe coding standards) directly prevent NULL dereference bugs during development.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

finds

Security testing can detect NULL dereference defects before release.

prevents

Secure SDLC mandates defensive coding practices that can prevent NULL dereferences.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify input validation and pointer-safety rules.

prevents

Secure architecture principles encourage defensive design that avoids unsafe pointer use.

prevents

Secure coding standards directly require NULL-pointer checks and safe dereference patterns.

References