A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices and classified as critical . The affected element is an unknown function of the component Retail Mode . Executing a manipulation can lead to improper input validation. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2026-21010 . The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is no available exploit. Applying a patch is advised to resolve this issue.
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VDB-357089 · CVE-2026-21010 · GCVE-0-2026-21010
SAMSUNG DEVICES RETAIL MODE INPUT VALIDATION
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CVSS Meta Temp Score Current Exploit Price (≈) CTI Interest Score
6.4 $0-$5k 0.57+
Summaryinfo
A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices. It has been classified as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Retail Mode. The manipulation leads to input validation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-21010. 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.
Detailsinfo
A vulnerability was found in Samsung Devices (unknown version) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown code block of the component Retail Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:
Improper input validation in Retail Mode prior to SMR Apr-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to trigger privileged functions.
The advisory is shared at security.samsungmobile.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-21010 since 12/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.
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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CVSSv3info
VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4
VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo
Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo
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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-2026-21010 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-21010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-357089
Entryinfo
Created: 04/13/2026 08:17
Changes: 04/13/2026 08:17 (62)
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Cache ID: 99:EF1:101
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