NewsBreak for Android trusts data:text/html pages in WebView bridge
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
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- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- No fix listed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
NewsBreak for Android version 26.21.0 treats data:text/html; URLs as trusted in its WebView JavaScript bridge origin check. An attacker can supply such a page through the newsbreak://openweb deep link and call NBJS.callNative with the getLoginInfo action. After the user opens the crafted link, the attacker can read the signed-in user's account information and session token.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Description from the CNA
NewsBreak for Android version 26.21.0 treats data:text/html; URLs as trusted in its WebView JavaScript bridge origin check. An attacker can supply such a page through the newsbreak://openweb deep link and invoke NBJS.callNative with the getLoginInfo action, disclosing a signed-in user's account information and session token after the user opens the crafted link.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
The sources list no fixed version for NewsBreak for Android.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-06
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-11-05 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-106715
- 2026-11-05 Alias added: GHSA-9r8q-2wp3-fx8j
- 2026-11-06 Affected versions changed · Red Hat
- 2026-11-06 CVSS score added · Red Hat
References
Sources
- CVE-2026-106715 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-106715 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9r8q-2wp3-fx8j · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2026-106715 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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