CVE-2019-16256

SIMalliance Toolbox Browser Command Injection Vulnerability

  • Critical 9.8
  • Exploited: added to CISA KEV 3 Nov 2021

Description

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.

Key facts

Published
12 Sep 2019
Last changed
21 Oct 2025
Assigned by
mitre
KEV added
3 Nov 2021
KEV fix due
3 May 2022
EPSS
4.949% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 92.3% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
SSVC (CISA)
Exploitation: active; Automatable: yes; Technical impact: total

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

  • 9.8CVSS 3.1, Criticalfrom CISA (ADP container)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

What to do

  • Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

VendorProductVersions
n/an/a
  • n/a (affected)

Timeline

  1. 12 Sep 2019 Published
  2. 3 Nov 2021 CVE-2019-16256 added to CISA KEV
  3. 3 Nov 2021 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

References