Improper authentication in AliveCor Kardia App
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287.
Summary
CWE-302 Authentication Bypass by Assumed-Immutable Data in AliveCor Kardia App version 5.17.1-754993421 and prior on Android allows an unauthenticated attacker with physical access to the Android device containing the app to bypass application authentication and alter information in the app.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-40703
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-65jr-q7fr-5gcv
References
Sources
- CVE-2022-40703 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-40703 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-65jr-q7fr-5gcv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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