CVE Catalog

CVE-2025-9673

MediumCVSS 5.3
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.14%

3th percentile - higher than 3% of all known CVEs

Summary

A vulnerability was detected in the Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App up to 2.17.4 on Android, involving improper export of application components in AndroidManifest.xml (component com.kakao.i.connect). The attack requires local access and the exploit is publicly available.

Risk Assessment

A local attacker could exploit improperly exported components to access app functionality or data, potentially leading to confidentiality or integrity breaches.

Recommendation

Update the Hey Kakao app to a version newer than 2.17.4 if the vendor releases a fix, or restrict installation of unknown apps on devices.

Related vulnerabilities

Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS