What is CVE-2026-20968?

CVE-2026-20968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-01-09.

How severe is CVE-2026-20968?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Use After Free in Samsung Android

CVE-2026-20968

Use after free in DualDAR prior to SMR Jan-2026 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers to execute arbitrary code.

Vulnerability class: Use-After-Free

Published 2026-01-09 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 6th percentile — 6.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 13.0, 14.0, 15.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jan-2026 Release in Android 13, 14, 15, 16

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-416 — Use After Free

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-20968?: CVE-2026-20968 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Use After Free. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2026-01-09.
How severe is CVE-2026-20968?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.