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CVE-2026-20970

High
Samsung SLocation Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (CVE-2026-20970)
Published: Jan 9, 2026  ·  Modified: Feb 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.8
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Improper access control in SLocation prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to execute the privileged APIs.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

A high-severity improper access control vulnerability in Samsung's SLocation service allows local attackers to execute privileged APIs without proper authorization. Affects Samsung Android 15.0 devices prior to January 2026 security release, enabling unauthorized access to location services and system-level functions.

📄 Description (Arabic)

تتيح هذه الثغرة الأمنية للمهاجمين المحليين استغلال ضعف في آلية التحكم بالوصول في خدمة SLocation الخاصة بأجهزة سامسونج، مما يمكنهم من تنفيذ واجهات برمجية ذات صلاحيات مرتفعة دون المرور بعمليات المصادقة والتفويض المطلوبة. يمكن استغلال الثغرة من قبل تطبيقات خبيثة مثبتة على الجهاز للوصول إلى بيانات الموقع الحساسة أو تنفيذ عمليات نظام متقدمة. تؤثر الثغرة على جميع إصدارات أندرويد 15.0 من سامسونج الصادرة بين فبراير 2025 وديسمبر 2025، وتتطلب تحديثاً أمنياً فورياً لمنع استغلالها في بيئات المؤسسات والأفراد.

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

ثغرة أمنية عالية الخطورة في التحكم بالوصول في خدمة SLocation من سامسونج تسمح للمهاجمين المحليين بتنفيذ واجهات برمجية ذات صلاحيات عالية دون تفويض مناسب. تؤثر على أجهزة سامسونج أندرويد 15.0 قبل إصدار يناير 2026 الأمني، مما يتيح وصولاً غير مصرح به لخدمات الموقع والوظائف على مستوى النظام.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Feb 28, 2026 08:03
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations using Samsung mobile devices for business operations face significant risk of unauthorized access to location data and privileged system functions. This is particularly critical for government entities, financial institutions, and healthcare providers under SAMA and NCA regulations that handle sensitive location-based services and employee mobile device management.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
القطاع الحكومي القطاع المالي والمصرفي قطاع الرعاية الصحية قطاع الاتصالات وتقنية المعلومات قطاع التعليم القطاع الخاص
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
1. Immediately inventory all Samsung Android 15.0 devices in the organization and prioritize patching to January 2026 SMR Release 1 or later when available
2. Implement mobile device management (MDM) policies to restrict installation of untrusted applications and enforce application permission controls until patches are deployed
3. Monitor Samsung security bulletins and deploy the security update immediately upon release, while conducting post-patch validation of SLocation service permissions and access controls
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
1. إجراء جرد فوري لجميع أجهزة سامسونج أندرويد 15.0 في المؤسسة وإعطاء الأولوية لتطبيق التحديث الأمني لإصدار يناير 2026 أو أحدث عند توفره
2. تطبيق سياسات إدارة الأجهزة المحمولة (MDM) لتقييد تثبيت التطبيقات غير الموثوقة وفرض ضوابط أذونات التطبيقات حتى يتم نشر التحديثات الأمنية
3. مراقبة نشرات سامسونج الأمنية ونشر التحديث الأمني فوراً عند إصداره، مع إجراء التحقق من صلاحيات وضوابط الوصول لخدمة SLocation بعد التحديث
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC-1-2 (Vulnerability Management) ECC-3-1 (Mobile Device Security) ECC-5-1 (Access Control) ECC-1-3 (Patch Management)
🔵 SAMA CSF
CCC-1.1.1 (Asset Management) CCC-3.1.1 (Access Control) CCC-6.1.1 (Vulnerability Management) CCC-8.1.1 (Mobile Device Security)
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.8.1.1 (Inventory of Assets) A.9.1.2 (Access to Networks and Network Services) A.12.6.1 (Management of Technical Vulnerabilities) A.6.2.1 (Mobile Device Policy)
📦 Affected Products / CPE 16 entries
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:15.0
samsung:android:16.0
samsung:android:16.0
samsung:android:16.0
samsung:android:16.0
samsung:android:16.0
📊 CVSS Score
7.8
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredL — Low / Local
User InteractionN — None / Network
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityH — High
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.8
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-01-09
Source Feed nvd
Views 1
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
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