What is CVE-2024-20853?

CVE-2024-20853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Themes, classified under CWE-925 : IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-04-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-20853?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20853 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Themes

CVE-2024-20853

Improper verification of intent by broadcast receiver vulnerability in ThemeStore prior to 5.3.05.2 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files to sandbox of ThemeStore.

EPSS: 0.002 (4.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung Galaxy_themes
Samsung Mobile Themestore — versions 5.3.05.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20853?: CVE-2024-20853 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Galaxy Themes, classified under CWE-925 : IMPROPER VERIFICATION OF INTENT BY BROADCAST RECEIVER. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-04-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-20853?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20853 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.