{"id":"CVE-2026-21097","title":"Improper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch arbitrary activity.","summary":"Improper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch arbitrary activity.","severity":"medium","cvss":6.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-285"],"vendor":"samsung","product":"android","affected":["android = 14.0","android = 15.0","android = 16.0","android = 17.0"],"published":"2026-09-09","updated":"2026-09-10","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-10T20:40:48.200","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-21097","references":[{"url":"https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2026&month=09","label":"mobile.security@samsung.com"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","score-dispute"],"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-10T14:21:29.461719Z"},"scores":{"nvd":6.7,"cna":4.6},"epss":0.00124,"epssPercentile":0.02461,"ingestedAt":"2026-09-09T05:00:01.752Z","slug":"CVE-2026-21097","body":"## Overview\n\nImproper authentication in ActivityTaskManagerService prior to SMR Sep-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to launch arbitrary activity.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `android = 14.0`\n- `android = 15.0`\n- `android = 16.0`\n- `android = 17.0`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"sunlit","depthScore":37,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":36.9,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":56235,"id":"CVE-2026-21097","ts":1789074388681,"field":"cvss","old":"4.6","new":"6.7"}]}