CVE-2026-44965: Medium severity Datadog Android application vulnerability
Six Android App Widget configuration activities in the Datadog Android application are declared android:exported="true" with no permission guard: IncidentWidgetActivity, MonitorSavedViewWidgetActivity, OnCallShiftsWidgetActivity, OnCallPagesWidgetActivity, SloWidgetActivity, and DashboardWidgetActivity. All six extend a shared base WidgetActivity that reads AppWidgetManager.EXTRAAPPWIDGETID from Intent extras and, when no resolved deep-link destination is supplied, uses that caller-controlled widget ID to look up the stored widget definition, fetch the associated user session, and perform an automatic login with source UserSessionSourceLogin.Automatic. Android App Widget IDs are small sequential integers assigned by AppWidgetManager. A zero-permission co-installed application can brute-force them by launching any of the six configuration activities with EXTRAAPPWIDGETID set to 1..N until one matches a configured widget on the victim device. When a match occurs, the activity foregrounds with the victim's session already loaded and renders the widget configuration UI, which is backed by live data pickers (SLOs, dashboards, incident severities and types, on-call pages and shifts) fetched through the victim's authenticated HTTP client. Exfiltration is screen-visible only — programmatic return of data to the caller is not possible from these activities. Disclosure is therefore a visual side-channel: accessibility services, screen recording, or screenshot capture. Preconditions: a malicious co-installed application, at least one of the six widgets configured on the victim's home screen, and an active Datadog session cached locally.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the severity of CVE-2026-44965?
The severity of CVE-2026-44965 is rated at 47, indicating a significant risk associated with the vulnerability.
What vulnerabilities are present in CVE-2026-44965?
CVE-2026-44965 highlights that six Android App Widget configuration activities are exported without permission guards.
How do I fix CVE-2026-44965?
To resolve CVE-2026-44965, ensure each exported activity has appropriate permission guards to limit access.
Which activities are affected by CVE-2026-44965?
The affected activities in CVE-2026-44965 include IncidentWidgetActivity, MonitorSavedViewWidgetActivity, OnCallShiftsWidgetActivity, OnCallPagesWidgetActivity, SloWidgetActivity, and DashboardWidgetActivity.
Who is affected by CVE-2026-44965?
Users of the Datadog Android application are affected by CVE-2026-44965 due to the lack of permission control on exported activities.