# CVE-2026-4242: BabyChakra Pregnancy & Parenting App app.babychakra.babychakra Configuration.java credentials storage

> Local attackers can extract unprotected credentials from the BabyChakra Android app configuration file due to insecure storage practices.

- **Severity:** Low 2.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Mar 2026
- **Updated:** 16 Mar 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j2ff-fx62-qggv

## What is CVE-2026-4242?

CVE-2026-4242 is a low-severity vulnerability in BabyChakra Pregnancy & Parenting App, published on 16 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A security flaw has been discovered in BabyChakra Pregnancy & Parenting App up to 5.4.3.0 on Android. This affects an unknown function of the file file app/babychakra/babychakra/Configuration.java of the component app.babychakra.babychakra. Performing a manipulation of the argument SEGMENT_WRITE_KEY results in unprotected storage of credentials. The attack needs to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is reported as difficult. The exploit has been released to the public and may be used for attacks. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Weakness: CWE-256 (Plaintext Storage of a Password), CWE-255

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-4242?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-4242?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-4242 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-4242 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4242 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-4242 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-4242 is a low-severity vulnerability in BabyChakra Pregnancy & Parenting App, published on 16 Mar 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2026-4242 exists.

Affected product: BabyChakra Pregnancy & Parenting App. 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-2026-4242/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4242/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-4242
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-4242
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-4242

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-4242/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.