Local data access via improperly exported component
Published Jan 4, 2024 · Updated Jun 17, 2025
Improper access control in Samsung Electronics Nearby Device Scanning before 11.1.14.7 allows local users to access application data. The exported Android component fails to restrict which local applications can invoke it or access its data. The disclosed path requires code execution on an affected Galaxy phone or tablet, with no user interaction or prior privileges, and the public record does not identify the exposed data.
Summary
What happened
Improper access control in Samsung Electronics Nearby Device Scanning before 11.1.14.7 allows local users to access application data. The exported Android component fails to restrict which local applications can invoke it or access its data. The disclosed path requires code execution on an affected Galaxy phone or tablet, with no user interaction or prior privileges, and the public record does not identify the exposed data.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2024-20809
- Published
- Jan 4, 2024
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2025
- Vendor
- Samsung Electronics
- Product
- Nearby Device Scanning
- Classifications
- CWE-926, T1533
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jan 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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