The MobileIron agents through 2021-03-22 for Android and iOS contain a hardcoded…
Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
The MobileIron agents through 2021-03-22 for Android and iOS contain a hardcoded encryption key, used to encrypt the submission of username/password details during the authentication process, as demonstrated by Mobile@Work (aka com.mobileiron). The key is in the com/mobileiron/common/utils/C4928m.java file. NOTE: It has been asserted that there is no causality or connection between credential encryption and the MiTM attack
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01186 68th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged 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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:mobile\@work:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | up to 2021-03-22 | Vulnerable | Mobileiron |
| cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:mobile\@work:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | up to 2021-03-22 | Vulnerable | Mobileiron |
- cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:mobile\@work:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions up to 2021-03-22 Vulnerable ·Mobileiron
- cpe:2.3:a:mobileiron:mobile\@work:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* Versions up to 2021-03-22 Vulnerable ·Mobileiron
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-35138
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4jgx-c8px-mmgc
References
Exploit 3
More Mobileiron Mobile@work vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-17847 The MobileIron agents through 2021-03-22 for Android and iOS contain a hardcoded API key… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2021-02361 MobileIron Mobile@Work through 2021-03-22 allows attackers to distinguish among valid… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2014-04853 The Mobile@Work (aka com.mobileiron) application 6.0.0.1.12R for Android does not verify… CVSS 2.0MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2020-35138 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-35138 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-4jgx-c8px-mmgc · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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