CVE-2024-20871

Summary

CVE-2024-20871 is a vulnerability affecting Samsung Keyboard prior to One UI 5.1.1. This issue involves an improper authorization problem, allowing physical attackers to bypass some aspects of the factory reset protection. The attacker can take advantage of this issue to gain unauthorized access to the device, compromising user data and privacy. This vulnerability poses a significant security risk, as it can be exploited even after a factory reset. Samsung has released an update to address this issue, and users are strongly encouraged to install it to protect their devices.

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