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CVE-2026-2974 Detail

Description

A vulnerability was identified in AliasVault App up to 0.25.3 on Android/iOS. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file shared_prefs/aliasvault.xml of the component Backup Handler. The manipulation of the argument accessToken/refreshToken/metadata/key_derivation_params/auth_methods leads to exposure of backup file to an unauthorized control sphere. An attack has to be approached locally. The attack is considered to have high complexity. It is stated that the exploitability is difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 0.26.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is 873ecc03f92238e162f98a068ad56069a922b4f6/0bd662320174d8265dfe3b05a04bc13efc960532. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The creator of the software explains: "Because of AliasVault's zero-knowledge encryption design, the tokens stored in aliasvault.xml are API session tokens that cannot decrypt the vault on their own: the master password is required for that. So while this isn't a direct vault compromise risk, there's no reason to include them in backups either."


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CVSS 4.0 Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST CVSS score
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CNA:  VulDB
CVSS-BT 2.0 LOW
Vector:  CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P

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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault/commit/873ecc03f92238e162f98a068ad56069a922b4f6 VulDB Patch 
https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault/issues/1497 VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault/issues/1497#issue-3855176470 VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault/pull/1499 VulDB Issue Tracking 
https://github.com/aliasvault/aliasvault/releases/tag/0.26.0 VulDB Release Notes 
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.347340 VulDB Permissions Required  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?id.347340 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?submit.756058 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
https://vuldb.com/?submit.756059 VulDB Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-285 Improper Authorization VulDB  
CWE-530 Exposure of Backup File to an Unauthorized Control Sphere VulDB  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2026-2974
NVD Published Date:
02/23/2026
NVD Last Modified:
03/12/2026
Source:
VulDB