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CVE-2024-49403· NVD / CVE Program· CNA SamsungMobile

Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to version 21.5.40.37 allows physical attackers to access recording files on the loc

Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to version 21.5.40.37 allows physical attackers to access recording files on the lock screen.

MediumCVSS 4.6 · v3.1—No exploit No fix recorded

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Published
Nov 5, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 10th percentile
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Action score

18

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
18 / 40 · 4.6 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
4.6
CNA · SamsungMobile
4.6
agree

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
samsungvoice recorder

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • samsung voice recorderbefore 21.5.40.37

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (SamsungMobile). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Samsung Mobile Samsung Voice Recorder

    • 21.5.40.37not affected

Same product

samsung: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2025-21063Improper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to version 21.5.73.12 in Android 15 and 21.5.81.40 in Android 16 allows physical att
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2024-20839Improper 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
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2024-20840Improper 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
    9Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-20839245 days apartImproper 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
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2025-21063339 days apartImproper access control in Samsung Voice Recorder prior to version 21.5.73.12 in Android 15 and 21.5.81.40 in Android 16 allows physical att
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2024-20840245 days apartImproper 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
    9Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Physical access to the device is required.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Physical
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-284 · Improper Access Control

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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