CVE-2026-21000 Path traversal in Galaxy Store
A local attacker can exploit improper access control in the Galaxy Store to create files with elevated privileges, potentially leading to privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-21000?
CVE-2026-21000 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Galaxy Store, published on 16 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper access control in Galaxy Store prior to version 4.6.03.8 allows local attacker to create file with Galaxy Store privilege.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21000?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Galaxy Store.
How do I fix CVE-2026-21000?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21000 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-21000 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21000 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2022-33710 Privilege escalation in Galaxy Store
- CVE-2023-42580 Code injection in Galaxy Store
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r7p7-x56g-w5cp.