Samsung Devices improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Samsung Devices. The affected element is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-20992. The attack must be carried out locally. There is no available exploit. To fix this issue, it is recommended to deploy a patch.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (version now known) and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Improper authorization in Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows local attacker to disable configuring the background data usage of application.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-20992 since 12/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1548.002 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Timelineinfo

12/11/2025 CVE reserved
03/16/2026 +95 days Advisory disclosed
03/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
03/20/2026 +4 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-20992 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-20992
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-351203

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2026 07:01
Updated: 03/20/2026 23:04
Changes: 03/16/2026 07:01 (64), 03/20/2026 23:04 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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