Credential theft via default Android task affinity
Published Aug 29, 2025 · Updated Aug 29, 2025
Task hijacking in Paytend App 2.1.0 through 2.1.9 for Android allows local users to steal data through a malicious app. The manifest leaves the default task affinity unchanged, allowing an attacker-controlled activity with com.passport.cash affinity to occupy the root of the app's task stack. Exploitation requires installing and opening a malicious app, then opening Paytend on Android before version 11; the counterfeit activity can phish credentials or request permissions.
Summary
What happened
Task hijacking in Paytend App 2.1.0 through 2.1.9 for Android allows local users to steal data through a malicious app. The manifest leaves the default task affinity unchanged, allowing an attacker-controlled activity with com.passport.cash affinity to occupy the root of the app's task stack. Exploitation requires installing and opening a malicious app, then opening Paytend on Android before version 11; the counterfeit activity can phish credentials or request permissions.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-9671
- Published
- Aug 29, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 29, 2025
- Vendor
- Paytend Europe UAB
- Product
- Paytend App
- Classifications
- CWE-926, T1417.002
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 29, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 29, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=2.1.0
- Affected versionversion=2.1.1
- Affected versionversion=2.1.2
- Affected versionversion=2.1.3
- Affected versionversion=2.1.4
- Affected versionversion=2.1.5
- Affected versionversion=2.1.6
- Affected versionversion=2.1.7
- Affected versionversion=2.1.8
- Affected versionversion=2.1.9
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Attacks
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Public exploit references
- Paytend Android task-hijacking proof of conceptproof of concept · demonstrated
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