Improper privilege management in Locksettings prior to SMR Oct-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers with root privilege to access data of the tied profile in before first unlock.

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices affected
Version Status Constraints
SMR Oct-2026 Release in Android 14, 15, 16, 17 unaffected < *

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https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=10 cve-icon cve-icon
History

Mon, 12 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Improper privilege management in Locksettings prior to SMR Oct-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers with root privilege to access data of the tied profile in before first unlock.
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: SamsungMobile

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-12T04:57:39.549Z

Reserved: 2025-12-11T01:33:35.832Z

Link: CVE-2026-21123

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-12T05:17:00.867

Modified: 2026-10-12T05:17:00.867

Link: CVE-2026-21123

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