Samsung Smart Switch lets physical attackers install arbitrary apps
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Samsung Smart Switch before 3.7.73 does not sufficiently verify the authenticity of data. A physical attacker with no privileges and no user interaction can install arbitrary applications.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.73 allows physical attackers to install arbitrary applications.
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 Smart Switch to version 3.7.73 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Smart Switch (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in 3.7.73
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21138
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-jv9x-jwqx-347v
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-21138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jv9x-jwqx-347v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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