CVE-2026-21009
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows...
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to bypass App Pinning.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
4.1
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to bypass App Pinning.
- Record
CVE-2026-21009- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-21862
4.1
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to bypass App Pinning.
- Record
EUVD-2026-21862- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5wcw-9q69-xf6p
4.1
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows...
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to bypass App Pinning.
- Record
GHSA-5wcw-9q69-xf6p- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
4.1
Improper check for exceptional conditions in Recents prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attacker to bypass App Pinning.
- Record
CVE-2026-21009- CVSS 4.0
- 4.1 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/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/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-754
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| PoC in GitHub | George0Papasotiriou/CVE-2026-21009-ECDSA-Nonce-Reuse-in-IoT-Firmware-Signing | 2026-08-04 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, PoC in GitHub |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-21009 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.1) in Samsung Android, published April 13, 2026. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.24%, the 14th percentile. No source names a fixed version.