CVE-2026-21101 Code injection in Samsung Mobile Devices

High 8.4 Published Updated

Local privileged attackers can execute arbitrary code with root privileges due to improper input validation in the DualDAR driver.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
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Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-21101?

CVE-2026-21101 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 9 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation in DualDAR driver prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to potentially execute arbitrary code with root privilege.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21101?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-21101?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21101 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2026-21101 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21101 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-jv9f-wr82-5qf2.

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