Vulnerability · CVE-2026-20989
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use custom font.
Published Mar 16, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · Improper verification of cryptographic
Check if you run it
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20989. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of Improper verification of cryptographic is installed.
Gaps on this record
- The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Improper verification of cryptographic).
- No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
- Severity
- Medium5.1
- Known exploitation
- Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 0.11%
- Remediation
- Advisory link
- Affected products
- cpe samsung/android
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use custom font.
Are you affected?
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The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.
- cpe samsung/android16.0
How to fix CVE-2026-20989
Recommended remediation
A patch or advisory reference is linked. Open the original publisher for availability by product version.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-20989. EPSS is 0.11%. Act only if a listed version of Improper verification of cryptographic is installed.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 16.0. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. EPSS 0.11%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
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No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Mar 16, 2026 · NIST NVD
Detected
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use custom font.
Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD
Updated
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use custom font.
Sources
- CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20989
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-20989
30-day exploitation probability 0.1%
first.org - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-20989
Improper verification of cryptographic signature in Font Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to use custom font.
nvd.nist.gov
References
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.