What is CVE-2026-21016?

CVE-2026-21016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-266: INCORRECT PRIVILEGE ASSIGNMENT. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.

How severe is CVE-2026-21016?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2026-21016 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Samsung Android

CVE-2026-21016

Incorrect privilege assignment in LocationManager prior to SMR May-2026 Release 1 allows local attackers to access sensitive information.

Published 2026-05-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.001 (0.5th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 1st percentile — 0.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 14.0, 15.0, 16.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR May-2026 Release in Android 14, 15, 16

Public proof-of-concept exploits

George0Papasotiriou/CVE-2026-21016-Malicious-PyPI-Package-Install-Hook-setup.py-Execution-

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-21016?: CVE-2026-21016 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under CWE-266: INCORRECT PRIVILEGE ASSIGNMENT. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2026-05-13.
How severe is CVE-2026-21016?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2026-21016 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.