CVE-2024-20816: Samsung Android

Medium severity, CVSS 6.5. EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Improper authentication vulnerability in onCharacteristicWriteRequest in Auto Hotspot prior to SMR Feb-2024 Release 1 allows adjacent attackers connect to victim's mobile hotspot without user awareness.

Affected products

• Samsung Android: version 11.0 only; version 12.0 only; version 13.0 only; version 14.0 only

Published 2024-02-06. Last modified 2026-06-17.