Arbitrary file download in ViewSonic vCast APK delivery
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass, Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-287 and CWE-434.
Summary
ViewSonic vCast from v0.0.0 through v3.2.715 has an arbitrary file download flaw in its APK delivery mechanism. The download endpoint lacks authentication (CWE-287). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can trigger installation of an unprivileged APK by serving a malicious APK URL through that endpoint.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
There exists an arbitrary file download in vCast APK delivery mechanism in ViewSonic ViewBoard unknown allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger unprivileged APK installation via serving a malicious APK URL through an unauthenticated download endpoint
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- 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
The sources list no fixed version for vCast.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-82988
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-g3x9-2gpf-9qg7
- 2026-10-06 CVSS score added · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-06 Weakness changed · CISA ADP
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
More Viewsonic vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-68031 Input injection in ViewSonic ViewBoard vCast network services CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2026-78990 x CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-82988 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-82988 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-g3x9-2gpf-9qg7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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