Improper access control in Samsung Continuity Service for Windows
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
Samsung Continuity Service for Windows before 4.6.1217.0 contains an improper access control flaw. An adjacent attacker without privileges and without user interaction can manipulate the connected mobile device.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
Improper access control in Samsung Continuity Service for windows prior to version 4.6.1217.0 allows adjacent attackers to manipulate the connected mobile device.
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 Continuity Service for Windows to version 4.6.1217.0, the fixed version.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- Fix · CNA Samsung Continuity Service for windows (Samsung Mobile) Fixed in 4.6.1217.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-12 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-21139
- 2026-10-12 Alias added: GHSA-77hm-f5fp-r3qr
- 2026-10-12 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed
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Sources
- CVE-2026-21139 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-21139 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-77hm-f5fp-r3qr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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