CVE-2026-21092 Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

What is CVE-2026-21092?

CVE-2026-21092 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 9 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Path traversal in ImsService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows remote attackers to create image files with system server privilege.

Weakness: CWE-35

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21092?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-21092?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21092 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-2026-21092 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21092 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android

• CVE-2025-21042 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2025-21043 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write Exploited High 8.8
• CVE-2021-25487 Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read Exploited High 7.3
• CVE-2021-25394 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4
• CVE-2021-25395 Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition Exploited Medium 6.4

All Samsung Android vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-g985-cfxj-6q8r.