What is CVE-2024-20871?

CVE-2024-20871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung One Ui, classified under CWE-285: IMPROPER AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-05-07.

How severe is CVE-2024-20871?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-20871 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Samsung One Ui

CVE-2024-20871

Improper authorization vulnerability in Samsung Keyboard prior to version One UI 5.1.1 allows physical attackers to partially bypass the factory reset protection.

EPSS: 0.002 (12.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Samsung One_ui
Samsung Mobile Keyboard — versions One UI 5.1.1

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

mobile.security@samsung.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-20871?: CVE-2024-20871 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung One Ui, classified under CWE-285: IMPROPER AUTHORIZATION. CVSS score: 4.9/10. Published 2024-05-07.
How severe is CVE-2024-20871?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.9 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-20871 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.