CVE-2024-20868 Path traversal in Samsung Notes
Local attackers can delete arbitrary files with Samsung Notes privileges due to improper input validation, requiring an app update.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-20868?
CVE-2024-20868 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Notes, published on 7 May 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper input validation in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.15 allows local attackers to delete files with Samsung Notes privilege under certain conditions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20868?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Samsung Notes.
How do I fix CVE-2024-20868?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20868 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2024-20868 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20868 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Notes
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5cp5-vw87-7438.