VDB-377417 · CVE-2026-21052 · GCVE-0-2026-21052

Samsung SemClipboardService prior SMR Jul-2026 Release path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung SemClipboardService. It has been classified as problematic. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component SemClipboardService. The manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-21052. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Samsung SemClipboardService. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component SemClipboardService. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Path traversal in SemClipboardService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to access files with system privilege.

The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-21052 since 12/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version SMR Jul-2026 Release eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Forum Software

Vendor

Samsung

Name

SemClipboardService

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.2

VulDB Base Score: 2.3
VulDB Temp Score: 2.2
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: SemClipboardService SMR Jul-2026 Release

Timelineinfo

12/11/2025 CVE reserved
07/10/2026 +210 days Advisory disclosed
07/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/10/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-21052 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21052
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-377417

Entryinfo

Created: 07/10/2026 08:23
Changes: 07/10/2026 08:23 (53)
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Cache ID: 216::103