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Forkyz EUVDEUVD-2026-113264

| CVE-2026-107049 HIGH
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-10-29 mitre GHSA-cw78-x2qv-qf56
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: mitre
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Attack ChainAIDerived

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

  1. Access
    Craft malicious URI string
  2. Exploit
    Deliver via deep link or inter-app intent
  3. Execution
    App handles URI without authorization check (CWE-863)
  4. Impact
    Victim's storage settings altered

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires the victim to be running Forkyz versionCode 8500000 and for a crafted URI string to be processed by the app's URI handler, which fails to properly authorize the request (CWE-863), allowing another user's storage settings to be changed. Limiting factors: impact is confined to storage-settings integrity with no confidentiality or availability loss; the attacker must get the crafted URI delivered to and handled by the target app, and for an Android app this typically implies either a co-installed malicious app sending an intent or the victim opening a deep link - the exact trigger and whether user interaction is needed are not described in the available sources, which conflicts with the published UI:N/AV:N metrics.

Impact

Signals conflict sharply. The published CVSS of 7.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) is driven entirely by a High integrity impact over a network vector with no privileges or user interaction, which would normally mark this as a priority. However, the countervailing signals are strong: EPSS is only 0.17% (6th percentile), there is no CISA KEV listing (not actively exploited), and no public exploit was identified. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_week' rather than act_now/emergency. There is also an internal inconsistency worth flagging: Forkyz is an Android crossword application (F-Droid / Codeberg), and the flaw is triggered by 'supplying a crafted URI string' - a delivery pattern (deep link or inter-app intent) that typically requires either local app presence or victim interaction, which is at odds with the AV:N/UI:N metrics; verify the true attack vector with the advisory. The actual impact ('change another user's storage settings') is a configuration-integrity issue with no confidentiality or availability loss, which appears narrower than the I:H rating suggests. Net: despite the 7.5 score, real-world risk is modest - a niche product, very low exploitation probability, no KEV, no exploit code, and limited impact. Treat as a routine patch item, not an emergency.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious URI and delivers it to a Forkyz user (versionCode 8500000), e.g. via a link or a co-installed Android app issuing an intent. Because the app performs incorrect authorization (CWE-863) when handling the URI, processing it alters the victim's storage settings without consent. No public exploit code was identified at the time of analysis, and the exact delivery/trigger mechanism is not described in the available sources.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 30, 2026

Forkyz versionCode 8500000 mishandles authorization in its URI handler (CWE-863), letting crafted URI strings modify another user's storage settings. Our assessment scores this CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - local attack vector, low integrity impact only - which conflicts sharply with the published 7.5 (AV:N/UI:N/I:H) rating; the exact trigger path and whether the victim must open a link or a co-installed app can deliver the URI are not described in the available sources. No confirmed working exploit code is publicly identified, EPSS is 0.17% (6th percentile), and there is no CISA KEV entry; priority is 'this_week' based on the supplied decision signal.

RemediationAI

No vendor-released patch version is identified in the available data, and no advisory in the supplied references states a fixed build. Operators and users should check the upstream Codeberg repository (https://codeberg.org/jeffshee/forkyz) and the F-Droid listing (https://f-droid.org/packages/app.crossword.yourealwaysbe.forkyz/) for a build later than versionCode 8500000 before deploying, since the sources do not confirm one exists. As compensating controls, users on the affected build can avoid opening untrusted Forkyz deep links and can restrict which installed apps are permitted to launch it (for example by limiting unknown-source sideloaded apps), with the trade-off that this narrows normal deep-link and share-to-app workflows; removing or replacing the affected build eliminates the exposure entirely but loses Forkyz functionality. Track https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107049 and the community advisory for a fixed versionCode before relying on the app for shared or multi-user device deployments.

Affected VersionsENISA

n/a n/a

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Forkyz is an open-source crossword puzzle app for Android distributed via F-Droid (package app.crossword.yourealwaysbe.forkyz, source at codeberg.org/jeffshee/forkyz). The flaw is classified CWE-863, Incorrect Authorization: the app's URI/deep-link handling accepts a crafted URI string without verifying that the caller is entitled to act on the target account's settings, so storage settings belonging to another user can be altered. Because Forkyz is an Android application, URI delivery in practice comes from another app on the device dispatching an intent or from the victim following a deep link, which is why our assessment lowers the vector to AV:L and the impact to I:L rather than the network/high-integrity profile in the published CVSS vector. No confidentiality or availability impact is attributed, and the sources do not specify the precise code path, the storage-settings fields reachable, or the interaction requirements.

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Severity by source

Vendor (mitre) PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.0 MEDIUM

Crafted URI on an Android app is most plausibly delivered locally via intent without auth (AV:L, PR:N), affecting only configuration integrity (I:L), with no confidentiality or availability impact.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (mitre).

CVSS VectorVendor: mitre

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
CVSS changed
Oct 30, 2026 - 19:22 NVD
7.5 (HIGH)
CVE Published
Oct 29, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
UNKNOWN (no severity yet)
CVE Published
Oct 29, 2026 - 00:00 cve.org
HIGH 7.5

DescriptionCVE.org

An issue in Forkyz versionCode 8500000 allows attackers to arbitrarily change another user's storage settings via supplying a crafted URI string.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Forkyz, a document reader application, contains a high-severity authorization flaw that could allow an attacker to modify another user's storage settings. While the published severity is high, our internal assessment indicates a more limited local attack vector with low integrity impact. Leadership should care because a successful exploit could disrupt user configurations and undermine trust in the application's security, though no active exploitation has been observed.

Business Impact: Medium
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Interim mitigations include restricting URI handler invocation to trusted applications, enforcing user awareness training on phishing via URI links, and monitoring for anomalous storage setting changes.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 94% exploitable
Prevalence
Rare
niche open-source Android crossword app, tiny F-Droid install base
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
Yes
Human Impact
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

38
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +38
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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