Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2024-49421


Path traversal in Quick Share Agent prior to version 3.5.14.47 in Android 12, 3.5.19.41 in Android 13, and 3.5.19.42 in Android 14 allows adjacent attackers to write file in arbitrary location.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 4.3, indicating it requires adjacent network access with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from samsung, from google organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-12-03T06:15:10.393

Last Modified

2025-09-24T19:18:12.197

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-22

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application samsung quick_share < 3.5.19.41 Yes
Operating System google android 13.0 No
Application samsung quick_share < 3.5.19.42 Yes
Operating System google android 14.0 No
Application samsung quick_share < 3.5.14.47 Yes
Operating System google android 12.0 No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For samsung's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.