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CVE-2026-21097
Improper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch…
Medium4.6EPSS 0.18%
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- Updated
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- SamsungMobile
Description
Improper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch arbitrary activity.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| SamsungMobileCNA (assigner) | 4.0 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| NVDNVD · Analyzed | 4.0 | Medium4.6 | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.18% · top 92% of all CVEs (6 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 4.6.
Weakness
- CWE-285: Improper Authorization
- CWE-285 Improper Authorization (opens in a new tab)All about CWE-285 and its CVEs
Affected products
Samsung Mobile · Samsung Mobile Devices
- unaffected SMR Sep-2026 Release in Android 14,15,16,17 – < *
References (1)
Sources
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- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
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- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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