Samsung S9+, S10, and XCover 4 P(9.0) devices can become temporarily inoperable because…
Priority LOW 25CWE-399Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-399 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Samsung S9+, S10, and XCover 4 P(9.0) devices can become temporarily inoperable because of an unprotected intent in the ContainerAgent application. For example, the victim becomes stuck in a launcher with their Secure Folder locked. NOTE: the researcher mentions "the Samsung Security Team considered this issue as no/little security impact.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00392 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 6
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s9\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s9\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:o:samsung:xcover_4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Samsung |
| cpe:2.3:h:samsung:xcover_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Samsung |
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s9\+_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s9\+:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:s10_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:s10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:o:samsung:xcover_4_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Samsung
- cpe:2.3:h:samsung:xcover_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Samsung
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-12087
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4w8c-88r4-pgpj
References
Sources
- CVE-2019-12087 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-12087 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4w8c-88r4-pgpj · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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