Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-40446 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-40446 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-40446?
- Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 6.9, published 13 April 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- Samsung Escargot 97e8115ab1110bc502b4b5e4a0c689a71520d335.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-40446?
- A patch was published on 2026-04-08: Fix merged in GitHub pull request 1554 Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-40446 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a software library.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-40446?
- Check whether you run Samsung Escargot 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
A type confusion vulnerability (CWE-843) exists in Samsung's Escargot JavaScript engine. The flaw occurs when the engine accesses a resource using an incompatible type, specifically allowing for pointer manipulation. According to the vendor's CVSS assessment, the attack vector is local with high complexity, suggesting that while difficult to trigger, it can result in high integrity and availability impacts. A fix has been identified in the project's GitHub repository via pull request #1554.
Affected products
- Samsung Escargot 97e8115ab1110bc502b4b5e4a0c689a71520d335
Timeline
- 2026-04-08: patched: Fix merged in GitHub pull request 1554
- 2026-04-13: disclosed: Initial disclosure by Samsung
- 2026-06-02: advisory: NVD initial analysis completed