Improper Android component export in Samsung Account exposes sensitive data
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Samsung Account on Android improperly exports application components (CWE-926), so a local attacker can access sensitive data. Versions before 15.7.01.1 are affected. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 6.9 (MEDIUM), and CISA's KEV catalog does not list the flaw.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper export of android application components in Samsung Account prior to version 15.7.01.1 allows local attackers to access sensitive data.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Update Samsung Account to version 15.7.01.1, the fixed release from Samsung Mobile.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Samsung Account (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in 15.7.01.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21127
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-7rhm-49v4-738j
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-21127 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21127 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7rhm-49v4-738j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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