Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App com.kakao.i.connect AndroidManifest.xml improper export of android application components
Published Aug 29, 2025
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 4.0
EPSS 0.14%
Description
A vulnerability was detected in Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App up to 2.17.4 on Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component com.kakao.i.connect. The manipulation results in improper export of android application components. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Affected products
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- Version 2.17.0StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.17.1StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.17.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.17.3StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version 2.17.4StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kakao | 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App | n/a |
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No data.
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
1 other source (NVD) ▾
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR
1 other source (NVD) ▾
AV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
PoCAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Aug 29, 2025 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2025–2026- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (3 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 2.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.12% (0.00122) | 2.27th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Aug 30, 2025 | 0.01% (0.00013) | 1.40th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
References (5)
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md related
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md#steps-to-reproduce exploit
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321883 signaturepermissions-required
- https://vuldb.com/?id.321883 vdb-entry
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.637925 third-party-advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md | related | |
| https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md#steps-to-reproduce | exploit | |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321883 | signaturepermissions-required | |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.321883 | vdb-entry | |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.637925 | third-party-advisory |
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