CVE-2026-20988: Medium severity Samsung Android vulnerability

Published Mar 16, 2026
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Updated

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver in Settings prior to SMR Mar-2026 Release 1 allows local attacker to launch arbitrary activity with Settings privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Affected Software

8 affected components
Samsung Android=16.0
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-aug-2025-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-dec-2025-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-feb-2026-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-jan-2026-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-nov-2025-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-oct-2025-r1
Samsung Android=16.0-smr-sep-2025-r1

Event History

Mar 16, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:31 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:31 AM
DescriptionWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·02:18 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
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