{"id":"CVE-2026-20979","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-20979","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T02:19:01.999Z","title":"Improper privilege management in Settings prior to SMR Feb-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Settings privilege.","description":"Improper privilege management in Settings prior to SMR Feb-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Settings privilege.","published":"2026-02-04T07:16:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T10:18:09.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"mobile.security@samsung.com","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":8.4,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":[],"affected":["samsung/android"],"epss":{"score":0.00142,"percentile":0.03489,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=02","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"mobile.security@samsung.com"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20979","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}