CVE-2024-20886 Path traversal in Samsung Live Wallpaper PC
An attacker can create arbitrary directories in Samsung Live Wallpaper PC, potentially leading to unauthorized file system modifications.
- 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-2024-20886?
CVE-2024-20886 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Live Wallpaper PC , 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
Arbitrary directory creation in Samsung Live Wallpaper PC prior to version 3.3.8.0 allows attacker to create arbitrary directory.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-20886?
How do I fix CVE-2024-20886?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-20886 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-2024-20886 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-20886 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-48mx-pcq2-p573.