Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-20994 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-20994 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-20994?
- Informational severity, with a CVSS score of 6.9, published 16 March 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Samsung Account prior to 15.5.01.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-20994?
- 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-2026-20994 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a network appliance.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-20994?
- Check whether you run Samsung Account at an affected version. 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 open redirect vulnerability (CWE-601) exists in the Samsung Account application due to insufficient URL validation. A local attacker (e.g., a malicious app on the device) can exploit this by triggering a redirection to an untrusted site. This redirection can be leveraged to intercept sensitive account access tokens. The vulnerability was addressed in version 15.5.01.1 by implementing proper URL validation logic. While initially reported as a remote issue, the advisory was updated to clarify that the attack vector is local.
Affected products
- Samsung Samsung Account prior to 15.5.01.1
Timeline
- 2026-03-03: advisory: Initial bulletin published by Samsung Mobile Security
- 2026-03-16: disclosed: CVE published to NVD
- 2026-05-20: other: Advisory updated to change attack vector from remote to local