CVE-2025-9098Public exploit

Task hijacking via default Android task affinity

Published Aug 18, 2025 · Updated Aug 18, 2025

Task hijacking in elseplus File Recovery 4.4.21 allows local users to present a phishing activity when the app is launched. The app leaves taskAffinity at its package-name default, allowing a malicious app with the same affinity and a singleTask activity to occupy the task root. The malicious app must be installed and opened before File Recovery on an Android version before 11; the substituted activity can capture entered information or induce permission grants.

CVSS severity5.3
Medium
EPSS probability0.17%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Based on sourced intelligence
Hinoki checkNot available
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Summary

What happened

Task hijacking in elseplus File Recovery 4.4.21 allows local users to present a phishing activity when the app is launched. The app leaves taskAffinity at its package-name default, allowing a malicious app with the same affinity and a singleTask activity to occupy the task root. The malicious app must be installed and opened before File Recovery on an Android version before 11; the substituted activity can capture entered information or induce permission grants.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-9098
Published
Aug 18, 2025
Updated
Aug 18, 2025
Vendor
elseplus
Product
File Recovery
Classifications
CWE-926, T1625
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 18, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 18, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=4.4.21

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

elseplus · File Recoveryversion=4.4.21

Published CVSS scores

5.3VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
1.9VulDBCVSS: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
4.3VulDBAV:L/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-926Improper Export of Android Application Components
T1625Hijack Execution Flow

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