CVE-2024-38272: Google Nearby

Medium severity, CVSS 4.3. EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

There exists a vulnerability in Quick Share/Nearby, where an attacker can bypass the accept file dialog on Quick Share Windows. Normally in Quick Share Windows app we can't send a file without the user accept from the receiving device if the visibility is set to everyone mode or contacts mode. We recommend upgrading to version 1.0.1724.0 of Quick Share or above

Affected products

  • Google Nearby: before 1.0.1724.0 (fixed in 1.0.1724.0)

Published 2024-06-26. Last modified 2026-06-17.