CVE-2024-20841 Missing authorization in Samnsung Account

Medium 5.1 Published 5 Mar 2024 Updated 1 Aug 2024

Local attackers can access sensitive data due to improper privilege handling in the Samsung Account application.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2024-20841?

CVE-2024-20841 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Samsung Mobile Samnsung Account, published on 5 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper Handling of Insufficient Privileges in Samsung Account prior to version 14.8.00.3 allows local attackers to access data.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20841?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Account.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20841?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20841 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2024-20841 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20841 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-28q7-ffc5-gfjp.