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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20979

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

Published Feb 4, 2026 · catalog updated Feb 26, 2026 · Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices

Last checked Nov 2, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check this week

CVE-2026-20979 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 14.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.4
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
14.00%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
vendor Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices patch: SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices patch: SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16patch: SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16

How to fix CVE-2026-20979

  • No stored fix

    No vendor fix text is stored. Use the linked advisory before you change production.

  • Version check

    No version range is stored, so an installed version cannot be checked on this page.

  • Official advisories

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2026-20979 is not in CISA KEV. FIRST estimates a 14.00% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Check whether you run Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices patch: SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16 patch: SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 15, 16. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 14.00%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Feb 4, 2026 · EUVD

    Detected

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

  2. Feb 26, 2026 · EUVD

    Updated

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

Sources

  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2026-5397

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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Feb 26, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • EUVDNov 2, 2026