CVE-2024-20869

Cookie disclosure via improper origin handling

Published May 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper privilege management in Samsung Internet before 25.0.0.41 allows local users to bypass cookie protections. The browser's origin-handling logic applies cookie protections incorrectly, allowing requests to evade the intended origin boundary. Exploitation is local and requires user interaction but no prior privileges; the reported consequence is disclosure of protected cookies.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.15%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper privilege management in Samsung Internet before 25.0.0.41 allows local users to bypass cookie protections. The browser's origin-handling logic applies cookie protections incorrectly, allowing requests to evade the intended origin boundary. Exploitation is local and requires user interaction but no prior privileges; the reported consequence is disclosure of protected cookies.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20869
Published
May 7, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Samsung Internet
Classifications
CWE-269, T1539
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. May 7, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 1, 2024Record 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 · Samsung InternetAffected versions are unavailable in this record.
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Mobile Devicesversion=25.0.0.41

Published CVSS scores

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

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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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-269Improper Privilege Management
T1539Steal Web Session Cookie

Public exploit references

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