PT-2024-18766 · Samsung · Secure Folder

Vijay Vignesh Baskaran · Published 2024-05-07 · Updated 2024-05-07 · CVE-2024-20856

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Secure Folder versions prior to SMR May-2024 Release 1

Description The issue allows physical attackers to access Secure Folder without proper authentication in a specific scenario. This is due to an improper authentication vulnerability.

Recommendations For Secure Folder versions prior to SMR May-2024 Release 1, update to SMR May-2024 Release 1 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting physical access to devices with Secure Folder until the update is applied.

Fix

Improper Authentication

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-287

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-20856

Affected Products

Secure Folder

References · 5

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-20856 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2024&month=05 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-20856 · Security Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/79336 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1787888397861720336 · Twitter Post