CVE-2026-21040
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged...
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to use the privileged APIs.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
CVE-2026-21040- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-42811
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
EUVD-2026-42811- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5xcv-2pqj-94j5
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged...
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
GHSA-5xcv-2pqj-94j5- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/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:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in IAFDService prior to SMR Jul-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to use the privileged APIs.
- Record
CVE-2026-21040- CVSS 4.0
- 6.9 Medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/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:X - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-21040 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.9) in Samsung Mobile Devices, published July 10, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.13%, the 2nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.