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A vulnerability was found in Samsung Smart Switch. It has been declared as critical. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authentication. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-20998. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in Samsung Smart Switch. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper authentication in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

The advisory is shared for download at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2026-20998 since 12/11/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 3.7.69.15 eliminates this vulnerability.

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• Samsung

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• Smart Switch

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• 3.7.64.10
• 3.7.66.6
• 3.7.67.2
• 3.7.68.6

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• commercial

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• Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

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