CVE-2026-21123
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Improper Privilege Management in Samsung Locksettings

Publication date: 2026-10-12

Last updated on: 2026-10-12

Assigner: Samsung Mobile

Description
Improper privilege management in Locksettings prior to SMR Oct-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers with root privilege to access data of the tied profile in before first unlock.

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Published
2026-10-12
Last Modified
2026-10-12
Generated
2026-10-12
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2026-10-12
EPSS Evaluated
N/A
NVD
CVE-2026-21123
EUVD
EUVD-2026-97187

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Vendor Product Version / Range
samsung locksettings to smr_oct-2026_release_1 (exc)

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CWE-UNKNOWN

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability involves improper privilege management in Locksettings before the SMR Oct-2026 Release 1. A local attacker with root privileges can access data from a tied profile before the device is unlocked for the first time.

Impact Analysis

If exploited, this flaw allows unauthorized access to sensitive profile data on a device, potentially exposing personal or confidential information before the owner unlocks the device.

Mitigation Strategies

Apply the SMR Oct-2026 Release 1 or later update to fix the improper privilege management issue in Locksettings.

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