CVE-2024-34648
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 Handling of Insufficient Permissions in KnoxMiscPolicy prior to SMR Sep-2024 Release 1 allows local attackers to access sensitive data.
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 confidenceA permission handling vulnerability in Samsung Knox's KnoxMiscPolicy component allows local attackers with limited device access to bypass permission checks and access sensitive data. This stems from improper validation of user permissions before granting access to protected resources in the Knox security framework.
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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= 12.0= 13.0= 14.0CVSS 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
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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 Android versionGo to Settings > About Phone > Android version, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.release' via ADB shellAffected if The version is 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 exactly (these are the affected versions listed)
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Verify Samsung security patch levelGo to Settings > About Phone > Software information > Security patch level, or run 'getprop ro.build.version.security_patch' via ADB shellAffected if The security patch level is earlier than September 2024 (SMR Sep-2024 Release 1 contains the fix)
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Confirm Knox is provisionedCheck if Knox is enabled by looking for Knox-specific apps (e.g., Knox Suite, Knox Container) in Settings > Apps, or check for 'com.sec.knox' processes via 'ps -A | grep knox' in ADB shellAffected if Knox is installed and active on the device - the vulnerability exists in the KnoxMiscPolicy component
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Inspect KnoxMiscPolicy configurationExamine Knox policy settings through Samsung's MDM/EMM console or check for Knox policy files in /data/system/knox/ via ADB shell (requires appropriate permissions)Affected if KnoxMiscPolicy is present and configured - this is the specific vulnerable component
You are affected if your Samsung Android device runs version 12.0, 13.0, or 14.0 with Knox enabled, AND the security patch level is before September 2024.
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 · scopedApply the SMR Sep-2024 Release 1 or later Samsung security patch which contains the fix for KnoxMiscPolicy, and verify Knox security policies are properly configured on affected enterprise-managed devices.
SMR Sep-2024 Release 1
- Check if your Samsung device has the September 2024 security update available
- Navigate to Settings > Security update (or Settings > Software update) on the Samsung device
- Download and install the SMR Sep-2024 Release 1 security update
- Verify the patch was applied by checking the security patch level in Settings > Security update
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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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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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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