CVE-2026-125715: Samsung mTower access control bypass in TA sessions

CVE-2026-125715 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.3 · Published 2026-11-10

Samsung mTower is a trusted execution environment (TEE) for mobile devices that isolates sensitive operations from the main operating system. A Normal World application can bypass access controls to open trusted application (TA) sessions and invoke commands, potentially gaining unauthorized access to sensitive functionality depending on which TAs are exploited.

Technologies: Samsung mTower. Vendors: Samsung.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-125715 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-125715 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-125715?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.3, published 10 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Samsung mTower.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125715?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-125715 attacked?
It is attacked with local access, in device firmware.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-125715?
Check whether you run Samsung mTower. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

An access control vulnerability in Samsung mTower fails to properly validate client identity before allowing a Normal World application to open TA sessions or close existing sessions if their identifiers are known. The vulnerability is a missing or insufficient authorization check on session operations, allowing arbitrary applications to invoke TA commands. A fix enforces per-TA access control lists (ACLs) and client identity verification on session open.

Affected products

  • Samsung mTower

Timeline

  • 2026-11-10: disclosed

References

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