CVE-2024-20881 Code injection in Samsung Mobile Devices

Medium 6.4 Published Updated

Local privileged attackers can execute arbitrary code due to improper input validation in the chnactiv Trusted Application.

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

What is CVE-2024-20881?

CVE-2024-20881 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 4 Jun 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Improper input validation vulnerability in chnactiv TA prior to SMR Jun-2024 Release 1 allows local privileged attackers lead to potential arbitrary code execution.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20881?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Android.

How do I fix CVE-2024-20881?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20881 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2024-20881 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20881 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-2f83-w8mf-69v3.

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