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FKIE_CVE-2026-20970

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2026-01-09 07:16 - Updated: 2026-01-15 19:33

Severity ?

7.8 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

Improper access control in SLocation prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute the privileged APIs.

References

	URL	Tags
	mobile.security@samsung.com	https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=01	Vendor Advisory

Impacted products

Vendor	Product	Version
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	15.0
samsung	android	16.0
samsung	android	16.0
samsung	android	16.0
samsung	android	16.0
samsung	android	16.0

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CVE-2026-20970 (GCVE-0-2026-20970)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-09 06:16 – Updated: 2026-01-10 04:55

Summary

Improper access control in SLocation prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute the privileged APIs.

Severity ?

6.8 (Medium)


                        
                          CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

SamsungMobile

References

URL

Tags

https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Samsung Mobile	Samsung Mobile Devices	Unaffected: SMR Jan-2026 Release in Android 15, 16

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Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
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Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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FKIE_CVE-2026-20970

CVE-2026-20970 (GCVE-0-2026-20970)

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