CVE-2026-8990 Authentication Bypass in Kidsview
An attacker with physical access can bypass authentication via push notifications to gain full access to the device owner's account.
- 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-2026-8990?
CVE-2026-8990 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Kidsview, published on 28 May 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A user with physical access to a smartphone can bypass authentication mechanism of Kidsview mobile application and grant himself full access to the device owner's account by interacting with application's push notification.
This issue was fixed in version 4.4.3
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-8990?
How do I fix CVE-2026-8990?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-8990 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2026-8990 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-8990 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-frf3-pwqj-2qf5.