# CVE-2026-20986: Path traversal in Chinese Samsung Members

> Local attackers can overwrite data within the Samsung Members app via a path traversal vulnerability.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 4 Feb 2026
- **Updated:** 4 Feb 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-v9qg-w85w-hq2h

## What is CVE-2026-20986?

CVE-2026-20986 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Chinese Samsung Members, published on 4 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Path traversal in Samsung Members prior to Chinese version 15.5.05.4 allows local attackers to overwrite data within Samsung Members.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20986?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Members.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-20986?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20986 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Chinese Samsung Members

- [CVE-2021-25374](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25374/): Missing authorization in Samsung Members (high 8.6)
- [CVE-2021-25438](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25438/): Path traversal in Samsung Members (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2025-21079](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21079/): Open redirect in Samsung Members (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-20985](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20985/): Open redirect in Samsung Members (high 7.0)
- [CVE-2026-21037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21037/): Missing authorization in Samsung Members (medium 6.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20986 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Chinese Samsung Members, published on 4 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Chinese Samsung Members. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.