CVE-2024-13916 Exposure of Applications' Encryption PINs in Kruger&Matz AppLock
A malicious app can steal encryption PINs from Kruger&Matz AppLock via an exposed content provider, compromising protected applications.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-13916?
CVE-2024-13916 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kruger&Matz com.pri.applock, published on 30 May 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An application "com.pri.applock", which is pre-loaded on Kruger&Matz smartphones, allows a user to encrypt any application using user-provided PIN code or by using biometric data. Exposed ”com.android.providers.settings.fingerprint.PriFpShareProvider“ content provider's public method query() allows any other malicious application, without any granted Android system permissions, to exfiltrate the PIN code.
Only version (version name: 13, version code: 33) was tested and confirmed to have this vulnerability. Application update was released in April 2025.
Weakness: CWE-926
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-13916?
How do I fix CVE-2024-13916?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-13916 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-13916 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-13916 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pw53-33fx-vf55.