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Samsung Android: Mehrere Schwachstellen

WID-SEC-2026-0572 · first 03.03.2026 · updated 16.03.2026 · CVSS 8,8

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What it is about

Das Android Betriebssystem ist eine quelloffene Plattform für mobile Geräte. Die Basis bildet der Linux-Kernel. Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Samsung Android ausnutzen, um erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, Daten zu manipulieren, vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen.

Under what conditions?

The BSI does not name any particular preconditions. Exploitable remotely according to the BSI.

What can happen in the worst case

An attacker could use the vulnerability to

  • erweiterte Privilegien zu erlangen
  • Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen
  • Daten zu manipulieren
  • vertrauliche Informationen offenzulegen oder andere, nicht näher spezifizierte Angriffe durchzuführen

Am I affected?

Affected according to the BSI:

  • Samsung Android <SMR-MAR-2026

The installed version is usually shown under “Help → About” or in the device’s admin interface.

What helps?

Update to at least:

  • Samsung Android SMR-MAR-2026

Is the vulnerability already being exploited?

None of the CVEs is in the CISA catalogue of exploited vulnerabilities. That does not mean there are no attacks, only that none are documented.

Information and sources

CVE: CVE-2026-20988, CVE-2026-20989, CVE-2026-20990, CVE-2026-20991, CVE-2026-20992

Source: BSI warning and information service (CERT-Bund); CISA. The assessment of the conditions is my reading of the BSI text; the external pages are in their original language.

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