CVE-2024-20870

Arbitrary file write via unverified broadcast caller

Published May 7, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper intent verification in Samsung Galaxy Store before 4.5.71.8 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with its privileges. A broadcast receiver processes an incoming intent without properly verifying its caller, causing attacker-directed file writes under the application's identity. Exploitation requires local code able to address the receiver, and Samsung has not published the receiver class or writable paths.

CVSS severity5.1
Medium
EPSS probability0.14%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
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Summary

What happened

Improper intent verification in Samsung Galaxy Store before 4.5.71.8 allows local attackers to write arbitrary files with its privileges. A broadcast receiver processes an incoming intent without properly verifying its caller, causing attacker-directed file writes under the application's identity. Exploitation requires local code able to address the receiver, and Samsung has not published the receiver class or writable paths.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20870
Published
May 7, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
Product
Samsung Galaxy Store
Classifications
CWE-925, T1404
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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  1. Affected versionversion=4.5.71.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Galaxy Storeversion=4.5.71.8

Published CVSS scores

5.5NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
5.1Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-925Improper Verification of Intent by Broadcast Receiver
T1404Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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