What is CVE-2024-34596?

CVE-2024-34596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Smartthings, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-34596?

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

Auth bypass in Samsung Smartthings

CVE-2024-34596

Improper authentication in SmartThings prior to version 1.8.17 allows remote attackers to bypass the expiration date for members set by the owner.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2024-07-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

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

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (39.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 39th percentile — 39.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Samsung Smartthings
Samsung Mobile Smartthings — versions 1.8.17

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-34596?: CVE-2024-34596 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Samsung Smartthings, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2024-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-34596?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.