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CVE-2024-42041VulnerabilityPublished Updated

CVE-2024-42041: n/a

Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.1 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 06:26 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
8.1High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 30% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Oct 2024

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-26.

What to do

AI-suggested

To mitigate CVE-2024-42041, organizations and users should immediately assess the presence of the vulnerable app on Android devices and consider uninstalling or disabling it until a patch is available. Restricting app permissions, especially those related to network access and JavaScript execution, can reduce risk. Employ mobile device management (MDM) solutions to enforce app blacklisting or whitelisting policies. Educate users about the risks of interacting with untrusted links or content within the app to minimize the chance of triggering the vulnerability. Network-level protections such as web filtering and intrusion detection systems can help identify and block malicious payloads targeting this vulnerability. Monitoring device logs and network traffic for unusual JavaScript execution or suspicious activity can provide early detection. Developers and vendors should prioritize releasing a security update to fix the code injection flaw. Until then, organizations should implement layered defenses combining user training, technical controls, and continuous monitoring to reduce exposure.

Description

The com.videodownload.browser.videodownloader (aka AppTool-Browser-Video All Video Downloader) application 20-30.05.24 for Android allows an attacker to execute arbitrary JavaScript code via the acr.browser.lightning.DefaultBrowserActivity component.

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