VDB-431351 · CVE-2026-48176 · GCVE-0-2026-48176

Samsung Semiconductor Exynos Modem 5400 memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Samsung Semiconductor Exynos 1080, Exynos 9110, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300 and Exynos Modem 5400. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-48176. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Samsung Semiconductor Exynos 1080, Exynos 9110, Exynos Modem 5123, Exynos Modem 5300 and Exynos Modem 5400. It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A memory corruption vulnerability caused by improper validation of messages

It is possible to read the advisory at semiconductor.samsung.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-48176 since 05/21/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/05/2026).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Samsung Semiconductor

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License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 10.0

VulDB Base Score: 10.0
VulDB Temp Score: 10.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/21/2026 CVE reserved
11/05/2026 +168 days Advisory disclosed
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/05/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: semiconductor.samsung.com
Status: Not defined

CNA: samsungsemiconductor
CVE: CVE-2026-48176 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-48176
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-431351

Entryinfo

Created: 11/05/2026 04:07
Changes: 11/05/2026 04:07 (50)
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