Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain physical access to device
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DeliveryConnect via Smart Switch transfer interface
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ExploitSupply app with unverified authenticity
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ExecutionBypass data-authenticity check
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ImpactInstall arbitrary application
Vulnerability Assessment
| Exploitation Conditions | Requires physical access to the target device (AV:P) running Samsung Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.73; the attacker leverages Smart Switch's data-transfer/restore path where authenticity of transferred data is insufficiently verified, allowing installation of an unsigned/arbitrary application. The exploit does not require authentication or user interaction per the vector, but the physical-access requirement is the dominant limiting factor - it cannot be performed remotely or at scale, and realistic exposure is confined to unattended, lost, stolen, or supply-chain-handled devices. Updating Smart Switch to 3.7.73 or later removes the condition. |
| Impact | The CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N) scores 6.9 (Medium) and its most important signal is AV:P - physical access to the device is mandatory, which sharply limits scalability and rules out remote or network-based mass exploitation. Impact is integrity-focused: VI:H and subsequent-system SI:H/SC:H reflect that a physical attacker can install arbitrary (unverified) applications, effectively a scope change onto the broader device, while VC:N/VA:N mean no direct confidentiality or availability impact. No EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC was provided, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. Note a signal conflict worth flagging: the single input Tag is 'Information Disclosure,' yet the vector sets VC:N (no confidentiality impact) and the described outcome is installing applications - an integrity/authenticity issue, not disclosure - so the tag appears mislabeled. Net assessment: a genuine but lower-priority issue - the low complexity and lack of auth/UI are offset by the physical-access precondition, making this a targeted, hands-on-device threat (lost/stolen/unattended devices, evil-maid, supply-chain handling) rather than a widespread remote risk. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker with temporary physical possession of an unattended, lost, or stolen Samsung device connects to it and abuses Smart Switch's insufficient authenticity verification to push and install an arbitrary, attacker-controlled application without the normal trust checks. Because no user interaction or authentication is modeled (UI:N/PR:N) but physical access is required (AV:P), this is a realistic evil-maid or stolen-device scenario; no public POC was provided. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 12, 2026
Physical access to a device running Samsung Smart Switch earlier than 3.7.73 allows an attacker to install arbitrary applications, because the tool does not adequately verify the authenticity of the data it transfers or restores. The assessed CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N, 6.9 Medium) confirms that no authentication or user interaction is required once the attacker has the device in hand, but the mandatory physical-access precondition rules out remote or large-scale exploitation and confines realistic exposure to unattended, lost, stolen, or supply-chain-handled devices. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, and the condition is removed by updating Smart Switch to 3.7.73 or later.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: update Samsung Smart Switch to version 3.7.73 or later, obtained through the official distribution channel for each platform (the Galaxy Store or Play Store listing for the Android app, and the vendor download page for the desktop client), then confirm the installed version in the application's About screen. Where the update cannot be applied immediately, the driving precondition is physical access, so compensating controls should focus on custody and on the restore path: do not perform Smart Switch restores from untrusted PCs or backup files, since a tampered source is the delivery vector (trade-off: legitimate cross-device migrations require a trusted source, so plan migrations through a controlled host and wipe/replace any backup of unknown origin); on managed fleets, use Knox or MDM policy to block installation of non-approved applications and to disallow untrusted backup/restore sources (trade-off: this restricts legitimate user-initiated migrations and may require an exception workflow); keep full-disk encryption and a strong screen lock enabled and disable USB data access on devices that do not need it (trade-off: this breaks wired file transfer and some debugging or service workflows); and for supply-chain, repair, or inventory handling, patch devices to 3.7.73 before they are placed in user hands and verify the version, because the exposure window is precisely the period in which unpatched Smart Switch and uncontrolled physical access coexist. Details are in the vendor advisory at https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2026&month=10.
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Samsung Smart Switch is the vendor's official device-migration and backup/restore utility, distributed both as an Android application and as a desktop client, used to move contacts, media, messages, settings, and applications onto Galaxy devices from other phones or from a PC. The weakness lies in the data-transfer/restore path: the receiving side accepts transferred content without sufficiently validating its provenance and integrity, so a crafted or tampered transfer payload is treated as legitimate and, because the transfer workflow can install applications on the target, the attacker gains code installation on the device. The root-cause class is insufficient verification of data authenticity (the CWE-345 family); the feed supplies no CWE identifier, so no specific CWE ID is confirmed here. The assessed vector rates scope as changed (S:C) because the consequence escapes the Smart Switch component itself and affects the security of the host platform where the installed application executes, with integrity impact rated High on both the vulnerable component and subsequent systems, and no confidentiality or availability impact. AV:P reflects that the attack must be staged through physical possession of or local physical interaction with the target device, while PR:N/UI:N indicate that the exploit path itself needs no credentials and no victim action.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
Physical access gives AV:P with low complexity; no auth or interaction (PR:N/UI:N); installing arbitrary apps changes scope (S:C) with integrity-only impact (I:H, C:N/A:N).
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CVSS VectorVendor: samsung
DescriptionCVE.org
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.73 allows physical attackers to install arbitrary applications.
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Attack Technique
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EUVD-2026-97202
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