Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain adjacent-network position (shared Wi-Fi/LAN)
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DeliveryLocate device running AndServer HTTP endpoints
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ExploitSend crafted HTTP request to unauthenticated API
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ExecutionInvoke read/send/clone remote-control endpoints
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ImpactExfiltrate SMS/contacts and overwrite configuration
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Authentication required for critical functions
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Initial Access The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires that SmsForwarder (version through 3.5.0) be running its AndServer-based HTTP remote-control server, whose API endpoints are default-enabled and lack any authentication check (CWE-306), so no special configuration is needed to expose them. The attacker must reach the device's HTTP listener over an adjacent network - the CVSS vector is AV:A, meaning same LAN/Wi-Fi segment or tethered/adjacent network rather than arbitrary internet reachability, which is the primary limiting factor. No credentials, user interaction, or non-default settings are required (PR:N/UI:N/AC:L); the chief mitigating conditions are the adjacent-network constraint and the need for the in-app HTTP server to be active and network-reachable. |
| Impact | The input provides a CVSS 4.0 vector (score 8.6) but no CVSS 3.1 vector, no EPSS score, no KEV listing, and no explicit POC flag - so several standard prioritization signals are missing and must be stated as unknown rather than assumed. The CVSS 4.0 vector is the strongest objective signal: AV:A (adjacent network, NOT full internet-wide remote), AC:L, AT:N, PR:N and UI:N indicate an unauthenticated, low-complexity attack requiring no user interaction, with high confidentiality and integrity impact (VC:H/VI:H) and no availability impact (VA:N). The critical nuance is AV:A: despite the description's phrase 'unauthenticated network attackers', the vector scopes this to an adjacent network (same LAN/Wi-Fi segment or tethered network), not arbitrary internet reachability - this materially lowers real-world exposure versus a true AV:N remote flaw and should be verified against deployment topology. There is no CISA KEV entry and no confirmed public exploit in the provided data, so per precision rules this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis'; however, a VulnCheck advisory plus a HackMD technical writeup and direct source-line references exist, which lowers the barrier to building an exploit even though none is confirmed public. Net: this is a genuinely high-severity design flaw (missing authentication, CWE-306, default-enabled endpoints) but the practical priority is tempered by adjacent-only reach and a niche product footprint - treat as high priority for anyone running the app on an untrusted shared network, lower priority for isolated personal deployments. EPSS and KEV are both absent, so no exploitation-probability or confirmed-in-the-wild data is available to confirm or contradict the CVSS severity. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker on the same local or adjacent network (e.g., shared Wi-Fi) discovers the victim's Android device running SmsForwarder's default-enabled AndServer HTTP endpoints and, without any credentials or user interaction, issues HTTP requests to the remote-control API. They read the victim's SMS messages, call logs and contacts, send SMS from the device, and invoke the clone API to export or overwrite the app configuration. No confirmed public exploit exists, but the VulnCheck advisory and HackMD writeup document the vulnerable endpoints and source lines, making exploit development straightforward. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 14, 2026
SmsForwarder through 3.5.0 exposes an AndServer-based HTTP remote-control interface whose API endpoints are enabled by default and perform no authentication check, allowing anyone who can reach the device's listener on an adjacent network to read SMS messages, call logs and contacts, send SMS on the victim's behalf, and export or overwrite the app's configuration via the clone API. The supplied CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N) and the independent assessment agree that exploitation is unauthenticated and requires no user interaction, but is constrained to an adjacent network path such as the same LAN or Wi-Fi segment rather than arbitrary internet reachability. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV and no public exploit code was identified at time of analysis; no EPSS score, no vendor CVSS 3.1 vector, and no explicit POC flag were provided, so those prioritization signals remain unknown rather than assumed.
RemediationAI
No vendor-released patch version was identified in the available intelligence, so operators should first check the upstream project (https://github.com/pppscn/SmsForwarder) and the VulnCheck advisory (https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/smsforwarder-through-3.5.0-missing-authentication-in-http-server-remote-control-api) for a release newer than 3.5.0 and upgrade to it if one exists; the vulnerable code paths are HttpServerUtils.kt and AppMessageConverter.kt, so a fix will most likely appear as an authentication interceptor in those files. Until a patched build is available, the highest-value mitigation is to disable the in-app HTTP remote-control server entirely on every device, accepting that this removes the remote-control/automation functionality that depends on it. Where the server must stay enabled, bind it only to a trusted interface, place the device on an isolated Wi-Fi/VLAN segment with client isolation, and block inbound TCP access to the app's listening port from other hosts using host firewall rules (Android VPN-based firewalls or MDM network policy), with the trade-off that legitimate remote management must then be routed through an authenticated VPN or SSH tunnel that supplies the authentication the API itself lacks. Avoid running SmsForwarder on untrusted or shared networks, and review exported configuration via the clone API as potentially compromised if a device was exposed on an adjacent network.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
SmsForwarder is an Android application (vendor pppscn, CPE cpe:2.3:a:pppscn:smsforwarder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covering all versions through 3.5.0) that uses the AndServer embedded HTTP framework to expose a remote-control API. The flaw is CWE-306, Missing Authentication for Critical Function: the server is initialized in HttpServerUtils.kt (lines 35-38) without an authentication interceptor or credential gate, and AppMessageConverter.kt (lines 93-96) handles inbound requests and dispatches them to handlers without validating caller identity. Because the endpoints are on by default, the HTTP surface exists unless the user explicitly turns it off, and request handling is plain HTTP rather than an authenticated or encrypted channel. The referenced CVSS 4.0 metrics (AT:N, VC:H/VI:H, VA:N) indicate the attack requires no special network preconditions beyond adjacency but yields high confidentiality and integrity loss with no availability impact; the independent assessment's CVSS 3.1 equivalent (AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) reaches the same conclusion, with the adjacent-network prerequisite being the principal limiting factor.
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Severity by source
CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Adjacent-network reach and no authentication give AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N; reading SMS/contacts yields C:H and sending SMS/overwriting config yields I:H, with no availability impact (A:N).
Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).
CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck
DescriptionCVE.org
SmsForwarder through 3.5.0 contains a missing authentication vulnerability in its AndServer HTTP server that allows unauthenticated network attackers to invoke remote-control APIs. Attackers can call the default-enabled endpoints to read SMS, call logs and contacts, send SMS, and export or overwrite configuration via the clone API.
Executive ViewAI
SmsForwarder versions through 3.5.0, an SMS forwarding utility deployed on Android devices, ships with an HTTP remote-control service that is enabled by default and requires no authentication, so anyone sharing a network segment with an affected device can read SMS and call logs, harvest contacts, send messages as the user, and export or overwrite the application's configuration. Because SMS is frequently the channel for one-time passcodes and business-to-customer messaging, exposure can translate directly into account takeover, identity fraud, and unauthorized outbound communications attributed to the organization. The vulnerability is unauthenticated but requires an adjacent-network foothold, so risk concentrates on devices operating on shared corporate Wi-Fi, guest networks, or branch LANs where attacker presence is plausible.
No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis; interim mitigations are to disable the application's HTTP remote-control/API interface, restrict the listener to localhost or block it at the host firewall, isolate affected devices on a segmented VLAN or SSID with peer-to-peer traffic denied, enforce MDM policy preventing the app on shared networks, monitor for anomalous outbound SMS and configuration changes, and uninstall or replace the app where the interface cannot be disabled.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
EUVD-2026-101246
GHSA-36x4-vgqr-2ffc
NVD
CVE.org
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