CVE-2026-20978: Samsung Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.1. EPSS: 0.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper authorization in KnoxGuardManager prior to SMR Feb-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to bypass the persistence configuration of the application.

Affected products

• Samsung Android: version 13.0 only; version 14.0 only; version 15.0 only; version 16.0 only

Published 2026-02-04. Last modified 2026-06-17.