# CVE-2024-49411: Path traversal in Samsung Mobile Devices

> Physical attackers can copy APK files to arbitrary paths via ThemeCenter, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Updated:** 3 Dec 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7wj6-3hq7-wcjx

## What is CVE-2024-49411?

CVE-2024-49411 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 3 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Path Traversal in ThemeCenter prior to SMR Dec-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to copy apk files to arbitrary path with ThemeCenter privilege.

Weakness: CWE-22 (Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-49411?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Samsung Android.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-49411?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-49411 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-49411 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Samsung Android

- [CVE-2025-21042](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21042/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-21043](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-21043/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Write (high 8.8, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25487/): Samsung Mobile Devices Out-of-Bounds Read (high 7.3, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25394](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25394/): Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition (medium 6.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2021-25395](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-25395/): Samsung Mobile Devices Race Condition (medium 6.4, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-49411 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-49411 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Samsung Android, published on 3 Dec 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-49411 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Samsung Android. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49411/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49411/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-49411
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-49411
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-49411

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-49411/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.