VulnerabilityPublished 7 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-47363: Datadog Android App · Improper Export of Android Application Components

Affects Datadog Android AppSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 6.3 Medium : upgrade to 5.9.2 when convenient.

Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 00:01 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

6.3Medium

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch: Available – fixed in 5.9.2

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: Required
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: Required: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability requires a user to take some action before the vulnerability can be exploited.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: Low: There is some loss of confidentiality. Access to some restricted information is obtained, but the attacker does not have control over what information is obtained, or the amount or kind of loss is limited. The information disclosure does not cause a direct, serious loss to the impacted component.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 7 Aug 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 5 Nov 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponized: A Metasploit exploit module or Exploit-DB entry exists (Metasploit scanner modules do not count), or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

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What to do

Upgrade Datadog Android App to 5.9.2.

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
DatadogAndroid App	Affected >=5.9.2 <5.9.2	Fixed in 5.9.2

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, users should avoid installing untrusted applications on the same device as the Datadog Android app version 5.9.2. Vendors should restrict the exported status of the launcher activity or enforce permission checks and implement server-side token validation to prevent unauthorized session injection.

Description

In versions of the Datadog Android application prior to v541-5.9.2, the exported launcher activity AppActivity accepts an attacker-supplied session (including OAuth tokens) from Intent extras with no permission guard, and signs the app into that session without validating it against the backend. This requires a malicious application co-installed on a device with the Datadog app installed, and an OAuth token the attacker is willing to load into the victim's app. Impact: A co-installed application can switch the victim's Datadog app to a session the attacker controls. This is an account-confusion issue; it does not by itself expose the victim's existing session or data.

Impact

An attacker with a zero-permission app on the same device can cause the Datadog Android app to automatically log in as an attacker-chosen user by injecting arbitrary session data, including OAuth tokens. This bypasses normal authentication flows and server-side token validation, potentially leading to unauthorized access to the victim's Datadog account within the app context. The attack requires the attacker to have a valid OAuth token but does not require additional permissions on the victim's device.

Summary

The Datadog Android app (version 5.9.2) declares its launcher activity AppActivity as android:exported="true" with launchMode="singleTask" and no permission restrictions. On lifecycle events, it deserializes a UserSession object from Intent extras, which includes sensitive data such as user identity and OAuth tokens. Because any app on the device can invoke this activity with crafted extras, it can inject arbitrary session data. The app then persists this session and performs automatic login if the access token is not expired, without verifying the token with the backend. This allows a zero-permission malicious app to force the Datadog app to log in under an attacker-controlled identity, assuming the attacker possesses a valid OAuth token.

CWE-926Improper Export of Android Application Components (opens in a new tab)
Variant weaknessOWASP Top 10 A08:2025: Software or Data Integrity Failures (opens in a new tab)
The Android application exports a component for use by other applications, but does not properly restrict which applications can launch the component or access the data it contains.
Build and Compilation · Attack Surface Reduction
If they do not need to be shared by other applications, explicitly mark components with android:exported="false" in the application manifest.
Build and Compilation · Attack Surface Reduction
If you only intend to use exported components between related apps under your control, use android:protectionLevel="signature" in the xml manifest to restrict access to applications signed by you.
Build and Compilation · Architecture and Design · Attack Surface Reduction
Limit Content Provider permissions (read/write) as appropriate.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Software Supply Chain Security (opens in a new tab)
Infrastructure as Code (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.8 (opens in a new tab)
V13.4.2 (opens in a new tab)
V7.2.2 (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 7 Aug 2026, 18:46 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-926

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