CVE-2024-48546
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIncorrect access control in the firmware update and download processes of Wear Sync v1.2.0 allows attackers to access sensitive information by analyzing the code and data within the APK file.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceWear Sync v1.2.0 contains hardcoded or insecurely exposed sensitive information (likely API endpoints, credentials, or firmware URLs) within its APK that can be extracted via reverse engineering. The firmware update and download processes lack proper access controls, allowing attackers to discover and potentially exploit these sensitive resources.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Wear Sync app is installedCheck installed applications on the Android device for 'Wear Sync' - this can be done via Settings > Apps, or using ADB command: 'adb shell pm list packages | grep -i wear'Affected if Wear Sync application is present on the device
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Confirm installed version is v1.2.0Check the version of Wear Sync: via Settings > Apps > Wear Sync > Version info, or using 'adb shell dumpsys package <package_name>' to retrieve version detailsAffected if The installed version is exactly 1.2.0 or falls within the affected v1.2.0 release
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Inspect APK for hardcoded sensitive dataExtract the APK (from /data/app/ or via adb pull) and analyze using APK decompilation tools (such as jadx, apktool, or Androguard) to search for hardcoded API endpoints, credentials, or firmware URLs in the source code and resource filesAffected if Hardcoded API endpoints, credentials, firmware URLs, or other secrets are found directly in the decompiled APK code or resources without encryption
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Verify firmware update access controlsExamine the firmware download/update mechanism within the app - review network traffic during update checks and analyze the code paths responsible for firmware retrieval to determine if authentication or authorization is required before downloadAffected if Firmware downloads are accessible without authentication or proper authorization checks
A user is affected if Wear Sync v1.2.0 is installed and the APK contains extractable hardcoded sensitive information (API credentials, endpoints, firmware URLs) or allows unauthenticated firmware downloads.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataRemove hardcoded secrets from the APK, implement Android Keystore for credential storage, add proper authentication/authorization for firmware downloads, and ensure all sensitive data is encrypted in transit and at rest.
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- Review / QA8.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2024-48546 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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