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TI-2014-04989 Aliases CVE-2014-6041GHSA-j2q3-jgq8-88q2

The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same…

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-264Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
— Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity
Medium
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Partial · Partial · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-264.

Summary

The Android WebView in Android before 4.4 allows remote attackers to bypass the Same Origin Policy via a crafted attribute containing a \u0000 character, as demonstrated by an onclick="window.open('\u0000javascript: sequence to the Android Browser application 4.2.1 or a third-party web browser.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.18278 97th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:google:android_browser:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:*4.2.1VulnerableGoogle
  • cpe:2.3:a:google:android_browser:4.2.1:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions 4.2.1 Vulnerable ·Google

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-6041
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j2q3-jgq8-88q2

References

Exploit 1

Other 5

Sources

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