CVE-2024-20868
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper input validation in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.15 allows local attackers to delete files with Samsung Notes privilege under certain conditions.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceImproper input validation in Samsung Notes prior to version 4.4.15 allows a local attacker to delete files with Samsung Notes app privileges through specially crafted input. The vulnerability stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied data that can be manipulated to perform path traversal or arbitrary file deletion operations.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 4.4.15CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check if Samsung Notes is installedOpen device Settings > Apps > Samsung Notes, or check the app drawer for the Samsung Notes iconAffected if Samsung Notes is not found on the device, the vulnerability does not apply because the attack surface does not exist
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Find the installed version of Samsung NotesGo to Settings > Apps > Samsung Notes > App info, then locate the Version or Package version number displayedAffected if The displayed version number is less than 4.4.15 (for example, 4.4.14, 4.4.10, etc.)
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Verify the version sourceCheck whether the app was installed from Galaxy Store, Google Play Store, or was pre-installed by the device manufacturerAffected if The app was pre-installed or downloaded prior to the 4.4.15 release and has not received an update
The device is affected if Samsung Notes is installed and its version is below 4.4.15, as this allows a local attacker with app install capability or physical access to potentially delete arbitrary files through path traversal.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped4.4.15
Update Samsung Notes to version 4.4.15 or later via the Galaxy Store or Google Play Store. As this is a local privilege escalation vulnerability, ensure devices are not left unlocked or unattended with malicious apps installed.
Samsung Notes 4.4.15
- Open the Samsung Galaxy Store or Google Play Store on your Samsung device
- Search for Samsung Notes
- Update Samsung Notes to version 4.4.15 or later
- Verify the update was successful by checking the app version in Settings > Apps > Samsung Notes
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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- Review / QA1.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-20868 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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