CVE-2026-21011 | Samsung Devices Bluetooth privileges assignment
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A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices . It has been classified as critical . The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Bluetooth . The manipulation leads to incorrect privilege assignment. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21011 . It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to install a patch to address this issue.
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VDB-357090 · CVE-2026-21011 · GCVE-0-2026-21011
SAMSUNG DEVICES BLUETOOTH PRIVILEGES ASSIGNMENT
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
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Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices. It has been declared as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation results in privileges assignment. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-21011. An attack on the physical device is feasible. No exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (version now known). It has been classified as critical. Affected is some unknown processing of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges assignment vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-266. A product incorrectly assigns a privilege to a particular actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Incorrect privilege assignment in Bluetooth in Maintenance mode prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows physical attackers to bypass Extend Unlock.
The advisory is available at security.samsungmobile.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21011 since 12/11/2025. The exploitability is told to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem.
Productinfo
Vendor
Samsung
Name
Devices
License
commercial
Website
Vendor: https://www.samsung.com/
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0
VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Privileges assignment
CWE: CWE-266
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially
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Status: Not defined
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Countermeasuresinfo
Recommended: Patch
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Timelineinfo
12/11/2025 CVE reserved
04/13/2026 +122 days Advisory disclosed
04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update
Sourcesinfo
Vendor: samsung.com
Advisory: security.samsungmobile.com
Status: Confirmed
CVE: CVE-2026-21011 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21011
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357090
Entryinfo
Created: 04/13/2026 08:17
Changes: 04/13/2026 08:17 (65)
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Cache ID: 99:910:101
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