CVE-2026-21015 Information disclosure in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 6.8 Published Updated

A local attacker can access unique identifiers due to incorrect default permissions in the FactoryCamera component on Samsung mobile devices.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-21015?

CVE-2026-21015 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 13 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Incorrect default permissions in FactoryCamera prior to SMR May-2026 Release 1 allows local attacker to access unique identifier.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21015?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-21015?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21015 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-21015 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21015 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-9fcc-wcwf-36w9.

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