CVE-2024-20894

MEDIUMNVD 4.34.3—

4.3

Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Secure Folder prior to SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to bypass authentication under certain condition. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

CVSS v3: 4.3
EG Score: 4.3(medium)
EPSS: 6.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

July 2, 2024

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

mobilehttps://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2024&month=07
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb?year=2024&month=07

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-755Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-23 23:03 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-23 23:03 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2024-20894?

CVE-2024-20894 is a medium vulnerability published on July 2, 2024. Improper handling of exceptional conditions in Secure Folder prior to SMR Jul-2024 Release 1 allows physical attackers to bypass authentication under certain condition. User interaction is required for triggering this vulnerability.

When was CVE-2024-20894 disclosed?

CVE-2024-20894 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 2, 2024, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2024-20894 actively exploited?

CVE-2024-20894 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 6.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-20894?

CVE-2024-20894 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.3 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2024-20894?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2024-20894, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2024-20894

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