CVE-2026-21082

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Relative Path Traversal in Samsung Health

Publication date: 2026-08-10

Last updated on: 2026-08-19

Assigner: Samsung Mobile

Description

Relative path traversal in Samsung Health prior to version 7.0.0 allows local attackers to access sensitive information.

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Published

2026-08-10

Last Modified

2026-08-19

Generated

2026-08-30

AI Q&A

2026-08-10

EPSS Evaluated

2026-08-29

NVD

CVE-2026-21082

EUVD

EUVD-2026-55107

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
samsung	health	to 7.0.0 (exc)

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-23	The product uses external input to construct a pathname that should be within a restricted directory, but it does not properly neutralize sequences such as ".." that can resolve to a location that is outside of that directory.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability is a relative path traversal issue in Samsung Health software versions before 7.0.0. It allows local attackers to access sensitive information by exploiting improper handling of file paths.

Detection Guidance

This vulnerability involves relative path traversal in Samsung Health versions prior to 7.0.0. To detect it, check the installed version of Samsung Health on your device. If it is below 7.0.0, the system is vulnerable. No specific commands are provided in the context for detection.

Impact Analysis

An attacker could exploit this to read sensitive files on your device if they have local access. This may include personal health data or other confidential information stored by Samsung Health.

Compliance Impact

This vulnerability could lead to unauthorized access to protected health information, potentially violating GDPR and HIPAA compliance requirements for data protection and privacy.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Samsung Health to version 7.0.0 or later to address the relative path traversal vulnerability.

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