Local sensitive-information disclosure via improper access control
Published Jul 10, 2026 · Updated Jul 10, 2026
Improper access control in SamsungSEAgentService on Samsung Mobile Devices with Android 15 or 16 allows local users to read sensitive information. Samsung has disclosed only that SamsungSEAgentService lacks proper access control and that the patch adds it; the unchecked operation and protected data remain undisclosed. The attack requires local access to an affected device, and the documented consequence is limited to reading unspecified sensitive information.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in SamsungSEAgentService on Samsung Mobile Devices with Android 15 or 16 allows local users to read sensitive information. Samsung has disclosed only that SamsungSEAgentService lacks proper access control and that the patch adds it; the unchecked operation and protected data remain undisclosed. The attack requires local access to an affected device, and the documented consequence is limited to reading unspecified sensitive information.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-21041
- Published
- Jul 10, 2026
- Updated
- Jul 10, 2026
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
- Product
- Samsung Mobile Devices
- Classifications
- CWE-284, T1532
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jul 10, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jul 10, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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