NewsBreak for Android version 26.21.0 treats data:text/html; URLs as trusted in its WebView JavaScript bridge origin check. An attacker can supply such a page through the newsbreak://openweb deep link and invoke NBJS.callNative with the getLoginInfo action, disclosing a signed-in user's account information and session token after the user opens the crafted link.

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Fri, 06 Nov 2026 14:15:00 +0000

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Weaknesses CWE-640

Fri, 06 Nov 2026 12:15:00 +0000

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Title NewsBreak Android App Data URI Exploit Reveals Login Credentials NewsBreak: NewsBreak: Information disclosure via improper WebView origin check
Weaknesses CWE-346
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cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

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Thu, 05 Nov 2026 15:45:00 +0000

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Title NewsBreak Android App Data URI Exploit Reveals Login Credentials
Weaknesses CWE-640

Thu, 05 Nov 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Description NewsBreak for Android version 26.21.0 treats data:text/html; URLs as trusted in its WebView JavaScript bridge origin check. An attacker can supply such a page through the newsbreak://openweb deep link and invoke NBJS.callNative with the getLoginInfo action, disclosing a signed-in user's account information and session token after the user opens the crafted link.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-11-05T14:20:55.235Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-106715

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-11-05T15:17:16.900

Modified: 2026-11-05T15:17:16.900

Link: CVE-2026-106715

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2026-11-05T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2026-106715 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-11-06T14:00:07Z

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