Hardcoded keys in Schmooze dating app expose backend access
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-321.
Summary
The Schmooze dating mobile application for Android versions 5.2.7 (build 452) and prior and iOS versions 5.2.1 and prior contains hardcoded credentials and cryptographic keys (CWE-321). An unauthenticated remote attacker can decompile the distributed application package and extract the embedded credentials and keys. This could allow unauthorized access to backend and cloud resources and forging of client requests.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
This vulnerability exists in the Schmooze app due to the use of hardcoded credentials and cryptographic keys in the client application. An unauthenticated remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability by decompiling the distributed application package and extracting the embedded credentials and cryptographic keys. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to gain unauthorized access to backend and cloud resources and forge client requests on the targeted system.
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmooze | Schmooze dating mobile Application | Android versions 5.2.7 (build 452) and prior; iOS versions 5.2.1 and prior | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Schmooze dating mobile Application VendorSchmooze Affected Android versions 5.2.7 (build 452) and prior; iOS versions 5.2.1 and prior Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for Schmooze dating mobile Application.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Timeline
- 2026-10-06 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85153
- 2026-10-06 Alias added: GHSA-8jrg-3vq9-2q4g
- 2026-10-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-85153 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85153 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jrg-3vq9-2q4g · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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