CVE-2026-20970

Improper access control in SLocation prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute the privileged APIs.

Published: 2026-01-09 Last update: 2026-01-15 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2026-20970 is rated Low Risk (28.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.13%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2026-20970

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.01% 0.13% +0.12%
2 2026-01-09 — 0.01% —

Full EPSS history (2 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2026-20970

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 4.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/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 Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
Attacker needs local access on the target system.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and stable.
Attack requirements (AT:N)
No additional preconditions are required beyond normal reachability.
Privileges required (PR:L)
Low privileges are required.
User interaction (UI:N)
No user interaction is required.
Vulnerable system confidentiality impact (VC:H)
High confidentiality impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system integrity impact (VI:N)
No integrity impact on the vulnerable system.
Vulnerable system availability impact (VA:N)
No availability impact on the vulnerable system.
Subsequent system confidentiality impact (SC:N)
No confidentiality impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system integrity impact (SI:N)
No integrity impact on subsequent systems.
Subsequent system availability impact (SA:N)
No availability impact on subsequent systems.
Exploit maturity (threat) (E:X)
Not defined: no reliable threat intelligence; scoring assumes the worst case (equivalent to Attacked).
Confidentiality requirement (CR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Integrity requirement (IR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Availability requirement (AR:X)
Not defined: insufficient information; scoring treats this like High (worst case).
Modified attack vector (MAV:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Vector (AV).
Modified attack complexity (MAC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Complexity (AC).
Modified attack requirements (MAT:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Attack Requirements (AT).
Modified privileges required (MPR:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base Privileges Required (PR).
Modified user interaction (MUI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base User Interaction (UI).
Modified vulnerable system confidentiality impact (MVC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VC metric.
Modified vulnerable system integrity impact (MVI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VI metric.
Modified vulnerable system availability impact (MVA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base VA metric.
Modified subsequent system confidentiality impact (MSC:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SC metric.
Modified subsequent system integrity impact (MSI:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SI metric.
Modified subsequent system availability impact (MSA:X)
Not defined: scoring uses the Base SA metric.
Safety (supplemental) (S:X)
Not evaluated.
Automatable (supplemental) (AU:X)
Not evaluated.
Recovery (supplemental) (R:X)
Not evaluated.
Value density (supplemental) (V:X)
Not evaluated.
Vulnerability response effort (supplemental) (RE:X)
Not evaluated.
Provider urgency (supplemental) (U:X)
Not evaluated.
 — — [email protected]
7.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 1.8 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2026-20970

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2026-20970

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-apr-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-aug-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-dec-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-feb-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-jul-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-jun-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-mar-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-may-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-nov-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-oct-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 15.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:15.0:smr-sep-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 16.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:16.0:smr-aug-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 16.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:16.0:smr-dec-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 16.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:16.0:smr-nov-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 16.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:16.0:smr-oct-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*
samsung android 16.0 cpe:2.3:o:samsung:android:16.0:smr-sep-2025-r1:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2026-20970

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