CVE-2026-21138 Security feature bypass in Smart Switch
Medium 6.9
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-21138 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-21138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch, published on 12 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Samsung Mobile Smart Switch. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21138/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21138/index.md)
Physical attackers can bypass data authenticity checks to install arbitrary applications on devices using Samsung Smart Switch.
- 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-2026-21138?
CVE-2026-21138 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Smart Switch, published on 12 Oct 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Insufficient verification of data authenticity in Smart Switch prior to version 3.7.73 allows physical attackers to install arbitrary applications.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-21138?
How do I fix CVE-2026-21138?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-21138 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-21138 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-21138 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jv9x-jwqx-347v.