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SamsungCVE-2026-21097

Samsung ActivityTaskManagerService: improper authentication

Medium4.6CVE-2026-21097 · Published Sep 9, 2026 · updated Sep 10, 2026

Improper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch arbitrary activity.

Samsung advisory

Affected versions

The source does not list versions here. See the source advisory for affected products and fixes.
Details and references
CVSS 4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Severity from
the vendor (its own CVE record or advisory)
Weakness
CWE-285

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