CVE-2024-20809

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.

CVSS severity4.0
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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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

  1. Jan 4, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Jun 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Nearby Device ScanningAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

4.0Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-926Improper Export of Android Application Components
T1533Data from Local System

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