What is CVE-2024-20805?

CVE-2024-20805 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-01-04.

How severe is CVE-2024-20805?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.

Path Traversal in Samsung Android

CVE-2024-20805

Path traversal vulnerability in ZipCompressor of MyFiles prior to SMR Jan-2024 Release 1 in Android 11 and Android 12, and version 14.5.00.21 in Android 13 allows local attackers to write arbitrary file.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2024-01-04 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (6.9th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 6.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 11.0, 12.0, 13.0
Samsung Myfiles
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR Jan-2024 Release in Android 11, 12 and MyFiles prior to version 14.5.00.21 in Android 13

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20805?: CVE-2024-20805 is a low-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2024-01-04.
How severe is CVE-2024-20805?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.