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CVE-2026-20998

Improper authentication in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.57%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Improper authentication in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication.

CVSS 4.0
7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/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
EPSS
0.57% probability · 47th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
samsung/smart switch
Source
mobile.security@samsung.com
EPSS trend
0%3%5%26 October 2026: 0.57%26 October 202626 October 2026

EPSS 0.6% since 26 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.