Vulnerability details

CVE-2026-20979

CVSS 4.0

8.4High

Official description

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

CVSS scores

Score	Version	Source	Vector
8.4High	4.0	CVEProject cvelistV5 (CNA) (SamsungMobile)	`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions	Source
No product information recorded.

References and advisories

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=02

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Details

Published: 2026-02-04
Last updated: 2026-02-26
State: Published
Assigner (CNA): SamsungMobile

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.14%

Probability of exploitation in 30 days

3.3%

Percentile (among all CVEs)

SSVC assessment (CISA)

Automatable: No
Exploitation: None
Technical impact: Total