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Samsung Checkout EUVDEUVD-2026-97192

| CVE-2026-21128 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-10-12 mobile.security@samsung.com GHSA-vv79-rj27-885f
5.1
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. Delivery
    Invoke exported CreditCardRegisterActivity
  3. Exploit
    Supply crafted input bypassing validation
  4. Execution
    Launch arbitrary activity as Samsung Checkout
  5. Impact
    Gain Checkout-privileged component access

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Requires local code execution on the device via a malicious or compromised app that can invoke Samsung Checkout's CreditCardRegisterActivity component; the specific prerequisite is that this activity performs improper input validation allowing it to be driven to launch an arbitrary activity with Samsung Checkout privileges. Exploitation is limited to Samsung Checkout versions prior to 5.1.03.1 and to the local device context - there is no remote vector (AV:L), so an attacker must first get code running on the device, though no additional authentication or user interaction is needed (PR:N/UI:N).

Impact

This is a medium-severity, locally-exploitable flaw whose signals are internally consistent and point to limited real-world urgency. The only CVSS vector provided is a CVSS 4.0 base vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N, scoring 5.1), which indicates local attack vector, low complexity, no privileges and no user interaction required, with only low confidentiality and low integrity impact and no availability impact. The local attack vector (AV:L) is the dominant mitigating factor: exploitation requires an attacker to already be executing code on the device (e.g., a malicious app), not a remote network attacker. There is no KEV listing, no EPSS score, and no POC provided in the input, so exploitation status is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis.' No SSVC data is provided. Note a signal to verify: the input Tags label this 'Information Disclosure,' but the description describes launching an arbitrary activity with Samsung Checkout's privileges - a component-permission/confused-deputy issue - which only partially aligns with pure information disclosure; the VC:L/VI:L impacts are modest and consistent with limited exposure rather than full compromise. Overall this is a genuine but low-priority local privilege/component-access issue, not a high-urgency remote threat.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A malicious or compromised application already installed on a Samsung device invokes the improperly-validated CreditCardRegisterActivity in Samsung Checkout, passing crafted input that causes it to launch an arbitrary activity under Samsung Checkout's privileges. Because the flaw is local and low-complexity (AV:L/AC:L) and needs no special privileges or user interaction (PR:N/UI:N), any sideloaded or trojanized app could attempt it. No public exploit code was identified at time of analysis.

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

Local attackers who can run code on a Samsung device can exploit improper input validation in Samsung Checkout's CreditCardRegisterActivity to launch arbitrary activities using Samsung Checkout's own privileges, yielding low-level confidentiality and integrity exposure. The flaw affects Samsung Checkout versions prior to 5.1.03.1 and requires local code execution on the device, but no additional authentication or user interaction (CVSS:4.0 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N, score 5.1; independently assessed as CVSS:3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the flaw is not listed in CISA KEV; overall this is a medium-severity, locally-scoped issue with limited real-world urgency.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor fix by upgrading Samsung Checkout to version 5.1.03.1 or later; this is the exact fixed version named in the advisory (https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2026&month=10), and device users should update through the Galaxy Store or the Samsung system update mechanism as soon as it is offered. Until the update is applied, the most effective compensating control is to reduce the local attack surface by avoiding installation of untrusted or sideloaded applications and by keeping Google Play Protect and Samsung's app-scanning features enabled - the trade-off is reduced flexibility for users who routinely sideload APKs, and this does not eliminate exploitation by an already-installed malicious app. Developers integrating Samsung Checkout should validate and sanitize all Intent extras and caller identity in CreditCardRegisterActivity and, where the checkout flow permits, require a signature-level permission or restrict the activity to internal callers; the trade-off is that tightening the component's export or permission model can break legitimate merchant/partner integrations that rely on the current entry point, so it should be tested against supported payment flows. Because the issue is local-only (AV:L) and requires an attacker to already have code executing on the device, network-level defenses (WAF, firewall, IDS rules) are not applicable controls. No vendor-released patch identifier beyond the 5.1.03.1 version number is available, and no additional mitigation is offered in the reference advisory.

Affected VersionsENISA

Samsung Checkout patch: 5.1.03.1

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability sits in an Android application component: the CreditCardRegisterActivity exported (or otherwise reachable) inside Samsung Checkout, the payment SDK/app preloaded on many Samsung Galaxy devices. Because the activity does not properly validate incoming input - intent data, extras, or the originating caller - a locally installed or compromised application can drive it into launching an arbitrary activity that then executes with Samsung Checkout's UID and privileges. This is the classic Android component-exposure pattern: root cause class is improper input validation (CWE-20) with overtones of improper export of an Android application component (CWE-926), where a privileged app trusts an Intent it should have validated, sanitized, or gated behind a signature-level permission. The CVSS:4.0 vector (AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N) confirms the attack is local, low complexity, unauthenticated, and requires no user interaction, with only low confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact; the independently assessed CVSS:3.1 vector agrees (AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N). No CWE was supplied by the reporter, and no CPE strings were provided, so exact package/build identifiers beyond the version range are not confirmed from the available data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (samsung) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.1 MEDIUM

Local co-resident app can invoke the component with no privileges or interaction, giving AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; only limited confidentiality and integrity impact, hence C:L/I:L/A:N.

3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

DescriptionCVE.org

Improper input validation in CreditCardRegisterActivity of Samsung Checkout prior to version 5.1.03.1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Samsung Checkout privileges.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 98% exploitable
Prevalence
High
preinstalled billing component on widely-deployed Samsung Galaxy Android devices
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

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
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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