What is CVE-2024-20856?

CVE-2024-20856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-20856?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20856 known to be exploited?

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

Auth bypass in Samsung Android

CVE-2024-20856

Improper Authentication vulnerability in Secure Folder prior to SMR May-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to access Secure Folder without proper authentication in a specific scenario.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.003 (21.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Samsung Android — versions 14.0
Samsung Mobile Devices — versions SMR May-2024 Release in Android 14

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20856?: CVE-2024-20856 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Android, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2024-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-20856?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20856 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.