CVE-2026-21112 Privilege escalation in Samsung Tips

What is CVE-2026-21112?

CVE-2026-21112 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 9 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

Improper input validation in Samsung Tips prior to Android 17 allows local attackers to launch arbitrary activity with Samsung Tips privilege. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21112?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2026-21112?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21112 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-21112 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21112 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-wq5g-hxg8-8f9j.