# CVE-2026-107047: Insecure permissions in mendhak GPSLogger versionCode 137 allows unauthorized attackers to arbitrarily manipulate the app's logging…

Affects GPSLogger version 137 on devices where the user has already granted the app location access. The checked facts list no vendor rating and no fixed version.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-113266, GHSA-Q747-QWR6-P3VQ
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Default setups
- Published: 2026-10-29 · Updated: 2026-10-29

## Summary

The vulnerability affects the GPSLogger Android app, a GPS tracking and logging application. An unauthorized attacker could exploit insecure permissions to alter the app's logging behavior and write arbitrary data into its logs.

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## Affected

No affected packages have been listed by the sources.

## Description

Insecure permissions in mendhak GPSLogger versionCode 137 allows unauthorized attackers to arbitrarily manipulate the app's logging mechanism and log data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on the affected software, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## FAQ

### What does this mean?

An attacker's app can make GPSLogger download a profile the attacker chose, write it into the app's config directory, and activate it. That can redirect the victim's location logs and uploads to the attacker's destination.

Source: https://github.com/FFG0d/fdroid-android-advisories/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-107047.md

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

GPSLogger version 137 is affected. To check an installed copy, look up its version in the app's About screen or in your package manager. The attack also needs the app to already hold location permission.

Source: https://github.com/FFG0d/fdroid-android-advisories/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-107047.md

### What should I do about it?

The checked facts name no fixed version, so no upgrade target can be given. Check the vendor's advisory or release notes for a patched release.

Source: https://github.com/FFG0d/fdroid-android-advisories/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-107047.md

### Is it being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. CISA's SSVC assessment notes a proof of concept exists. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-107047

### What if there's no patch?

The checked facts give no workaround. Because the attack depends on location permission already being granted, reviewing which apps hold that permission is the only limit the facts support.

Source: https://github.com/FFG0d/fdroid-android-advisories/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-107047.md

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## References

- https://f-droid.org/packages/com.mendhak.gpslogger/
- https://github.com/mendhak/gpslogger
- https://github.com/FFG0d/fdroid-android-advisories/blob/main/advisories/CVE-2026-107047.md

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