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CVE-2021-33057

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2022-07-26 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

The QQ application 8.7.1 for Android and iOS does not enforce the permission requirements (e.g., android.permission.ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION) for determining the device's physical location. An attacker can use qq.createMapContext to create a MapContext object, use MapContext.moveToLocation to move the center of the map to the device's location, and use MapContext.getCenterLocation to get the latitude and longitude of the current map center.

Affected products

• Tencent Qq: 8.7.1

References

• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.15202.pdf
• https://github.com/BESTICSP/Vulnerabilities-Related-to-Mini-Programs-Permissions/blob/main/QQ%20applet%20location%20permission%20vulnerability%20report.pdf
• https://tencent.com
• https://arxiv.org/pdf/2205.15202.pdf
• https://github.com/BESTICSP/Vulnerabilities-Related-to-Mini-Programs-Permissions/blob/main/QQ%20applet%20location%20permission%20vulnerability%20report.pdf
• https://tencent.com

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