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Vulnerability record · CVE-2026-21004 · published 16 March 2026

CVE-2026-21004: Samsung smart switch improper authentication vulnerability

Samsung · Smart Switch

Improper authentication in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows adjacent attackers to trigger a denial of service.

6.9 CVSS 4.0 Medium EPSS 0.19% · top 92.7% CWE-287 · Improper authentication
6.9CVSS 4.0 base score
0.19%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
1References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Improper authentication in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows adjacent attackers to trigger a denial of service.

CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/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:

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://security.samsungmobile.com/serviceWeb.smsb?year=2026&month=03 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2026-21004), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.