# CVE-2026-20995: Missing authorization in Smart Switch

> Remote attackers can modify specific configurations in Samsung Smart Switch due to missing authorization checks, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-cv45-cxpq-wqf8

## What is CVE-2026-20995?

CVE-2026-20995 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch, published on 16 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Exposure of sensitive functionality to an unauthorized actor in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.69.15 allows remote attackers to set a specific configuration.

Weakness: CWE-306 (Missing Authentication for Critical Functionality)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-20995?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Smart Switch.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-20995?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-20995 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-20995 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch

- [CVE-2025-21078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21078/): Weak cryptography in Smart Switch (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-21064](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21064/): Auth bypass in Smart Switch (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-21062](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21062/): Weak cryptography in Smart Switch (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2026-20996](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20996/): Weak cryptography in Smart Switch (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2026-20998](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20998/): Auth bypass in Smart Switch (high 7.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-20995 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-20995 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch, published on 16 Mar 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-20995 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Mobile Smart Switch. 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-2026-20995/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20995/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-20995
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20995
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20995

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20995/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.