# CVE-2026-41281: Information disclosure in あんしんフィルター for au

> A man-in-the-middle attacker can intercept and modify plaintext communications in the Android parental control app, leading to information disclosure or data tampering.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 13 May 2026
- **Updated:** 14 May 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j234-63rh-5m6p

## What is CVE-2026-41281?

CVE-2026-41281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KDDI CORPORATION あんしんフィルター for au, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Android App "あんしんフィルター for au" provided by KDDI CORPORATION contains Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information (CWE-319) vulnerability. A man-in-the-middle attacker may access and modify communications transmitted in plaintext, potentially resulting in information disclosure or data tampering.

Weakness: CWE-319 (Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-41281?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-41281?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-41281 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-41281 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-41281 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-41281 is a medium-severity vulnerability in KDDI CORPORATION あんしんフィルター for au, published on 13 May 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-41281 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: KDDI CORPORATION あんしんフィルター for au. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41281/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41281/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-41281
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41281
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-41281

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-41281/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.