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Samsung Account EUVDEUVD-2026-97191

| CVE-2026-21127 MEDIUM
Improper Export of Android Application Components (CWE-926)
2026-10-12 mobile.security@samsung.com GHSA-7rhm-49v4-738j
6.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: samsung
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Install malicious app on device
  2. Exploit
    Bind to exported Samsung Account component
  3. Execution
    Invoke unprotected exported interface
  4. Impact
    Read sensitive account data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Improper export of Android components
Exploitation Conditions

Requires a malicious or compromised application already present on the same Samsung device as the vulnerable Samsung Account package (below version 15.7.01.1); that local app abuses an Android component Samsung exported without adequate access control to read sensitive data. No remote access, no user interaction, and no elevated privileges are needed once a local app is running (PR:N/UI:N), but exploitation is fundamentally limited to local attackers - the adversary must first get code onto the device (e.g., via a sideloaded or store-delivered app), and the impact is read-only data disclosure with no integrity or availability effect. Affects default installations of the vulnerable versions; no special configuration is required.

Impact

This is a medium-severity local information-disclosure flaw (CVSS 4.0 base 6.9) in Samsung Account, where an improperly exported Android application component is reachable by other apps on the device. The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) indicates local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction, with impact confined to confidentiality (VC:H; VI:N/VA:N) - consistent with the description of reading sensitive data without the ability to modify it or affect availability. There is no EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code referenced in the provided data, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' The AV:L requirement is the dominant mitigating factor: an attacker must already have code running locally (typically a malicious or compromised app) on a Samsung device, which keeps this from being a remotely weaponizable, mass-exploitation issue despite PR:N. Net assessment: a genuine privacy/data-exposure risk worth patching on the vendor's monthly cadence, but not an emergency - it is a locally-scoped confidentiality bug, not a high-CVSS-but-network-exploitable critical. No conflicting signals were found between the vector and description; both point to local, unprivileged, confidentiality-only impact.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A user installs a seemingly benign third-party app from a store or sideloaded APK onto a Samsung device running Samsung Account below 15.7.01.1. Because a Samsung Account component is improperly exported, that app can bind to or invoke it with no special permission and read sensitive account-related data. No public proof-of-concept is referenced, and the low attack complexity (AC:L) means no timing or configuration race is needed once an app is present on the device.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026

Samsung Account versions prior to 15.7.01.1 on Samsung Android devices expose an improperly exported application component that any other app installed on the same device can query to read sensitive account data. Exploitation requires a malicious or compromised local app already present on the device - there is no remote access, no user interaction, and no elevated privilege requirement per the CVSS vector (PR:N/UI:N) - making this a medium-severity local information-disclosure issue (CVSS 4.0 base 6.9). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to Samsung Account version 15.7.01.1 or later - Vendor-released patch: 15.7.01.1 - distributed through the Galaxy Store or Samsung Apps update channels; verify the installed version under Settings > Apps > Samsung Account. If the update cannot be applied immediately, compensating controls are limited because the attack requires a malicious or compromised app already resident on the device: restrict app installation to trusted sources (disable sideloading/unknown sources, enforce Google Play Protect or Knox app-install controls), which reduces but does not eliminate the risk from a store-delivered or previously installed malicious app. Disabling the Samsung Account package entirely (for example via Knox or a package disabler) would close the exposed component but breaks Samsung services such as Find My Mobile, Galaxy Store, backup, and account sync - a trade-off generally unacceptable for most users. Monitor the vendor advisory at https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2026&month=10 for details.

Affected VersionsENISA

Samsung Account patch: 15.7.01.1

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The flaw is a classic Android component-export misconfiguration, equivalent to CWE-926 (Improper Export of Android Application Components), although no CWE is assigned in the source data. In Android, an app's activities, services, broadcast receivers, and content providers become reachable by other apps when declared with android:exported="true" without a permission guard or caller-identity check; Samsung Account prior to 15.7.01.1 left such a component exposed, allowing a local, potentially unprivileged app to invoke it and retrieve sensitive data (for example account identifiers or tokens). The CVSS 4.0 vector confirms the local attack vector (AV:L), low attack complexity (AC:L), no privileges required (PR:N), no user interaction (UI:N), and high confidentiality impact (VC:H) with no integrity or availability effect. The independent CVSS 3.1 assessment aligns: AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Affected configurations are default installations of the vulnerable Samsung Account package on Samsung devices; no special settings are required. No CPE string was provided in the available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (samsung) PRIMARY 6.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 6.2 MEDIUM

A co-resident app invokes the improperly exported component locally with no privileges or interaction (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N), yielding confidentiality-only impact (C:H, I:N, A:N) with unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (samsung).

CVSS VectorVendor: samsung

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
High
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper export of android application components in Samsung Account prior to version 15.7.01.1 allows local attackers to access sensitive data.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 99% exploitable
Prevalence
High
Samsung Account is preinstalled on Samsung Galaxy devices, the largest Android OEM fleet
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
4 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Small
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
High

Priority Score

34
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +34
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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