Samsung Cloud up to 5.6.10 insufficient permissions or privileges

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Samsung Cloud up to 5.6.10. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to insufficient permissions or privileges. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-20975. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Cloud up to 5.6.10. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficient permissions or privileges vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-280. The product does not handle or incorrectly handles when it has insufficient privileges to access resources or functionality as specified by their permissions. This may cause it to follow unexpected code paths that may leave the product in an invalid state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Improper handling of insufficient permission in Samsung Cloud prior to version 5.6.11 allows local attackers to access specific files in arbitrary path.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-20975 since 12/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1222.

Upgrading to version 5.6.11 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-1799). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficient permissions or privileges
CWE: CWE-280 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Cloud 5.6.11

Timelineinfo

12/11/2025 CVE reserved
01/09/2026 +29 days Advisory disclosed
01/09/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/16/2026 +7 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20975 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20975
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-340252
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Entryinfo

Created: 01/09/2026 08:37
Updated: 01/16/2026 01:25
Changes: 01/09/2026 08:37 (66), 01/16/2026 00:16 (1), 01/16/2026 01:25 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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