CVE-2026-20979

State
Published
Severity
8.4 High
Published
Feb 4, 2026
Updated
Feb 26, 2026
Reserved
Dec 11, 2025

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Description

Improper privilege management in Settings prior to SMR Feb-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Settings privilege.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
4.08.4 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSamsungMobile

Weaknesses

The record names no weakness.

Affected Products

ProductVersions
Samsung Mobile DevicesSamsung Mobile
  • SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16Not affected

References

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