CVE-2024-20888

Privileged activity launch via missing authorization check

Published Jul 2, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper access control in OneUIHome on Samsung Android 12, 13, and 14 allows local attackers to launch privileged activities. OneUIHome omits a required authorization check before starting those activities, but Samsung has not disclosed the affected code path or input. Triggering the flaw requires user interaction on an affected device, and the resulting activity executes with privileges unavailable to the attacker.

CVSS severity7.8
High
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Improper access control in OneUIHome on Samsung Android 12, 13, and 14 allows local attackers to launch privileged activities. OneUIHome omits a required authorization check before starting those activities, but Samsung has not disclosed the affected code path or input. Triggering the flaw requires user interaction on an affected device, and the resulting activity executes with privileges unavailable to the attacker.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-20888
Published
Jul 2, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Samsung Electronics
Product
Android
Classifications
CWE-284, T1068
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jul 2, 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=12.0
  2. Affected versionversion=13.0
  3. Affected versionversion=14.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Samsung Electronics · Androidversion=12.0; version=13.0; version=14.0
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. · Samsung Mobile DevicesAffected versions are unavailable in this record.

Published CVSS scores

7.8Samsung MobileCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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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-284Improper Access Control
T1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalation

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