CVE-2024-20840
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and...
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and Android 13, 21.4.51.02 in Android 14 allows physical attackers using hardware keyboard to use VoiceRecorder on the lock screen.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and Android 13, 21.4.51.02 in Android 14 allows physical attackers using hardware keyboard to use VoiceRecorder on the lock screen.
- Record
CVE-2024-20840- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-18555
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and Android 13, 21.4.51.02 in Android 14 allows physical attackers using hardware keyboard to use VoiceRecorder on the lock screen.
- Record
EUVD-2024-18555- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j54m-x6h4-2v8w
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and...
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and Android 13, 21.4.51.02 in Android 14 allows physical attackers using hardware keyboard to use VoiceRecorder on the lock screen.
- Record
GHSA-j54m-x6h4-2v8w- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to versions 21.5.16.01 in Android 12 and Android 13, 21.4.51.02 in Android 14 allows physical attackers using hardware keyboard to use VoiceRecorder on the lock screen.
- Record
CVE-2024-20840- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 2.4 Low
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-20840 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in Samsung Voice Recorder, published March 5, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.23%, the 13th percentile. No source names a fixed version.