What is CVE-2024-20852?

CVE-2024-20852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Smartthings, classified under CWE-925 : IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-20852?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20852 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Samsung Smartthings

CVE-2024-20852

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in SmartThings prior to version 1.8.13.22 allows local attackers to access testing configuration.

EPSS: 0.001 (3.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Smartthings
Samsung Mobile Smartthings — versions 1.8.13.22

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20852?: CVE-2024-20852 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Smartthings, classified under CWE-925 : IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-20852?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20852 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.