PT-2026-2050 · Unknown · Secsettings

Ethan Hunt · Published 2026-01-09 · Updated 2026-01-29 · CVE-2026-20969

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions SecSettings versions prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1

Description A flaw exists in SecSettings due to improper input validation. This allows a local attacker to access a file with system privileges. User interaction is required to trigger this issue.

Recommendations Update SecSettings to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 or later.

Fix

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-20969

Affected Products

Secsettings

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-20969 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=01 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-20969 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/2009587685564817563 · Twitter Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/2009526584793858328 · Twitter Post
• https://reddit.com/r/GalaxyS21/comments/1qqh2tt/s21_firmware_security_update_downloaded_in_usa · Reddit Post