CVE-2025-21043

Exploited in the Wild ✓ Confirmed 0-Day ★ Google Project Zero
Triaged: March 3, 2026 4 articles

EPSS Score

Source: FIRST.org · 2026-05-24
4.91%
probability
This CVE has a 4.91% probability of being exploited in the next 30 days.
0% Top 89.7th percentile of all CVEs 100%
CVSS score unavailable
Neither CIRCL nor NVD returned a CVSS score for this CVE. View on VulnerabilityLookup ↗

Description

Project Zero
OOB write in libimagecodec.quram.so

Attack Intelligence

Google Project Zero

Patched
Sept. 12, 2025
Reported by
Meta and WhatsApp Security Teams
Root Cause Analysis
???

Signal Intelligence

Confidence
92%
EPSS 4.91%
Mentions 4
Last Seen Nov 10, 2025

CNA Information

Analyst Note

CVE-2025-21043 demonstrates strong confirmation indicators including a HIGH CVSS score (8.8), active exploitation in real-world spyware attacks, reporting by credible sources (Google Project Zero, WhatsApp, CISA), and official Samsung patches already released. The out-of-bounds write vulnerability in a core image codec library with remote code execution capability represents a critical threat actively leveraged by threat actors.

Threat Actors 11

Cobalt
apt_group Financial crime 🇷🇺 RU
APT 28
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇷🇺 RU
Hacking Team
apt_group 🇮🇹 IT
Infy
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇮🇷 IR
APT 22
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇨🇳 CN
APT 6
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇨🇳 CN
Stealth Falcon
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇦🇪 AE
Circles
apt_group Global
Shadow Network
apt_group Information theft and espionage 🇨🇳 CN
Mana Team
apt_group 🇨🇳 CN
Storm-2460
apt_group 🇷🇺 RU

Triage Info

Decided atMar 03, 2026