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GEO app EUVDEUVD-2026-101935

| CVE-2026-96614 MEDIUM
Improper Authorization in Handler for Custom URL Scheme (CWE-939)
2026-10-15 jpcert GHSA-fvwp-whf2-vv93
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: jpcert
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Lure victim to crafted link
  2. Delivery
    Invoke custom URL scheme handler
  3. Exploit
    Bypass in-app browser authorization
  4. Execution
    Load attacker-controlled site
  5. Impact
    Harvest session ID or phish credentials

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service Improper authorization in handler
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the ゲオアプリ (GEO app) to be installed on the victim's Android or iOS device and requires the victim to interact with an attacker-supplied link that invokes the app's registered custom URL scheme (UI:R). The specific flaw is that the handler for that custom URL scheme performs improper authorization, allowing the in-app browser (WebView) to be pointed at an arbitrary, attacker-chosen URL rather than being restricted to trusted destinations. Limiting factors: the attack is not fully automatable because it depends on victim interaction (clicking/opening the crafted link), the impact is confined to confidentiality and integrity of the in-app session (Low/Low) with no availability effect, and the attacker must first deliver the malicious link to a user who has the app installed.

Impact

This is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.4) issue, not a top-tier priority. The CVSS 3.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N) shows a network-reachable, low-complexity, unauthenticated flaw, but exploitation is gated by required user interaction (UI:R) and yields only Low confidentiality and Low integrity impact with no availability impact. No EPSS score was provided in the input, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no public proof-of-concept is referenced - so all three exploitation-likelihood signals are either absent or negative, which is consistent with the modest CVSS base score. The practical risk is real but bounded: an attacker cannot act fully automatically because a victim must be lured into triggering the malicious custom URL scheme, and the payoff (redirecting the in-app browser to arbitrary sites for phishing or session-ID theft) is opportunistic rather than a direct system compromise. Note this advisory uses the CVSS 3.0 framework (not 3.1), and no SSVC decision data was supplied; treat exploitation-automation and technical-impact framing as inferred from the CVSS vector rather than confirmed by a vendor SSVC assessment.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious web page or message containing a link that invokes the ゲオアプリ custom URL scheme. When a victim with the app installed taps the link, the app's in-app browser is redirected to an attacker-controlled website that mimics a legitimate login or captures the service's session ID. No public exploit code is identified at time of analysis, and success depends on the victim interacting with the attacker-supplied link.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 15, 2026

The ゲオアプリ (GEO app) from GEO CORPORATION fails to properly authorize requests handled through its registered custom URL scheme, so an attacker who can get a victim to open a crafted link can redirect the app's in-app browser (WebView) to an arbitrary website, exposing the user to phishing content or leaking a service session ID. The flaw affects both the Android and iOS builds (CWE-939; CVSS 5.4, AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N), meaning the attack is remote and unauthenticated but depends on victim interaction, with impact limited to low confidentiality and integrity loss and no availability effect. This is a medium-severity issue, not a top-tier priority, and no public exploit was identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

No exact fixed version is provided in the available intelligence, so check the JVN advisory (https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN40460777/) and the Google Play (https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=jp.co.geoonline.app&hl=ja) and Apple App Store (https://apps.apple.com/jp/app/id590190880) listings for the vendor's corrected release and update the app as soon as it ships. Because the defect lives in the client app itself, network-side filtering cannot compensate; until an update is available, users should avoid opening unsolicited links that launch the GEO app and should treat any session established through the in-app browser as compromised, logging out, invalidating the session, and re-authenticating. As a temporary reduction in attack surface on Android, disable the app's default link handling (Settings > Apps > GEO app > Open by default > turn off 'Open supported links'), accepting that legitimate deep links into the app will then require manual navigation; iOS offers no equivalent per-app toggle, so there the only practical control is user caution. Developers of comparable apps should correct the handler by allow-listing permitted WebView destinations, validating and encoding all URL parameters, and avoiding the transfer of session identifiers through scheme URLs in favor of short-lived, scoped cookies for in-app browsing.

Affected VersionsENISA

"ゲオアプリ" for Android 0 ≤11.8.6
"ゲオアプリ" for iOS 0 ≤11.8.6

Affected Packages

euvd ゲオアプリ_for_android no fix
euvd ゲオアプリ_for_ios no fix

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-939 describes improper authorization in the handler for a custom URL scheme - a client-side pattern in which a mobile app registers a bespoke URI scheme (Android intent filters with a custom scheme/data element, or iOS CFBundleURLSchemes entries) and then acts on the URI's content without verifying that the caller or destination is trusted. In this case the handler does not constrain the target of the in-app browser: rather than restricting navigation to an allow-list of first-party destinations, it passes the attacker-controlled URL into the app's WebView, which renders it with the app's own session context. Because the WebView shares the app's cookie and session state, an arbitrary external page can observe or capture a service session ID, or present a phishing page that appears to come from the app. The supplied CPE entries confirm two separate builds - cpe:2.3:a:geo_corporation:"ゲオアプリ"_for_android and cpe:2.3:a:geo_corporation:"ゲオアプリ"_for_ios - and the JVN advisory JVN40460777, reported via JPCERT, covers both platforms. The root cause is a missing authorization/validation step rather than a memory-safety or server-side defect, which is consistent with the CVSS profile: unauthenticated network reachability tempered by the user-interaction requirement (UI:R) and a confined Low/Low client-side impact.

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Severity by source

Vendor (jpcert) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
vuln.today AI 5.4 MEDIUM

A remote crafted link triggers the scheme with no privileges (PR:N) but needs the victim to open it (UI:R); limited session-ID disclosure and content spoofing give C:L/I:L and no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (jpcert).

CVSS VectorVendor: jpcert

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Active
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
Low
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

2
CVSS changed
Oct 15, 2026 - 09:22 NVD
5.4 (MEDIUM) 5.1 (MEDIUM)
CVE Published
Oct 15, 2026 - 08:25 cve.org
MEDIUM 5.4

DescriptionCVE.org

"ゲオアプリ" provided by GEO CORPORATION is vulnerable to improper authorization in handler for a custom URL scheme. An attacker may be able to cause the application's in-app browser to access an arbitrary website, potentially leading to phishing attacks or disclosure of a service's session ID.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 92% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular Japanese consumer retail/rental app, large but regional user base
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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