CVE-2026-20980

mediumpriority · track · 37EPSS 0.003 · 17 %ileexploit · PoCDEEUNLRUUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.26% (17th) EPSS

CVSS 6.8 · medium

Is it mine?

16 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

6 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · fstec_bdu · cert_bund

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

Improper input validation in PACM prior to SMR Feb-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to execute arbitrary commands.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.2–7

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 0.9 · impact 5.9

v3.16.8mediumAV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · FSTEC (BDU) RU

v3.16.8mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hsecondary · NCSC-NL NL

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v4.07highCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · mobile.security@samsung.com

v4.05.2mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-20US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Vikramaditya015/samsung-android-lpePoc for CVE-2026-20980, CVE-2026-20981, CVE-2026-20982PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (16)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Samsung Android 13 <SMR-FEB-2026all versionscert_bundDE
Samsung Android 14 <SMR-FEB-2026all versionscert_bundDE
Samsung Android 15 <SMR-FEB-2026all versionscert_bundDE
Samsung Android 16 <SMR-FEB-2026all versionscert_bundDE
Samsung Android≤ 16 <SMR-FEB-2026cert_bundDE
Samsung Android≤ 13 <SMR-FEB-2026cert_bundDE
Samsung Android≤ 14 <SMR-FEB-2026cert_bundDE
Samsung Android≤ 15 <SMR-FEB-2026cert_bundDE
Samsung Mobile Samsung Mobile Devices< SMR Feb-2026 Release in Android 14, 15, 16enisa_euvdEU
Google Inc Android≤ 16fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 15fstec_bduRU
Google Inc Android≤ 14fstec_bduRU
Samsung Samsung Mobile Devices≤ vers:unknown/*ncsc_nlNL
samsung android= 14.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android= 15.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android= 16.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

NCSC-2026-0046Kwetsbaarheden verholpen in Samsung mobileNL2026-02-09csaf · ncsc_nlNL
Samsung heeft kwetsbaarheden verholpen in verschillende softwarecomponenten, waaronder Emergency Sharing, KnoxGuard Manager, Settings, PACM, FacAtFunction, ShortcutService en Samsung Dialer, specifiek voor de SMR Feb-2026 Release 1.
WID-SEC-W-2026-0290Samsung Android: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-02-02csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um erweiterte Berechtigungen zu erlangen, beliebigen Code auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu ändern oder andere nicht näher bezeichnete Angriffe durchzuführen.

also known as (4)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd fstec_bdu cert_bund ncsc_nl nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-02-04modified 2026-06-17

references (4)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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