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Plain-English summary
FlightRadar24 for Android reportedly exposed API keys in several 2021-era app versions because the local app could be decompiled. The public record does not describe the consequences, a severity score, active exploitation, or a named fixed version.
Executive priority
Treat as moderate operational priority if the app is present on managed devices. Business urgency is uncertain because public sources omit impact, severity, and active exploitation evidence.
Technical view
The CVE describes client-side secret exposure in FlightRadar24 Android v8.9.0, v8.10.0, v8.10.2, v8.10.3, and v8.10.4. Attackers could extract API keys from a decompiled local application. Impact is listed only as unspecified consequences.
Likely exposure
Exposure appears limited to environments where those specific FlightRadar24 Android versions are installed or where the exposed API keys affect dependent backend services. The CVE metadata lacks CPEs and structured affected-product data.
Exploitation context
No cited source or KEV listing supports active exploitation. The described prerequisite is access to the local Android application package and decompilation. The sources do not document abuse cases, impact scope, or weaponized exploitation.
Researcher notes
The record is thin: no CVSS, CWE, CPE, patch version, or concrete impact is provided. Analysis should stay limited to client-side API key exposure in the named Android versions unless vendor evidence adds detail.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory managed Android devices for the listed FlightRadar24 versions.
- Check FlightRadar24 guidance for fixed Android releases or official remediation.
- Remove or update affected app versions where enterprise policy allows.
- If you own exposed keys, rotate them and restrict backend API access.
Validation and detection
- Confirm installed FlightRadar24 Android versions through MDM or endpoint inventory.
- Verify whether any devices still run v8.9.0 or listed v8.10.x versions.
- Review vendor or advisory updates for a fixed version before closure.
- For owned services, check API logs for abnormal key use.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.flightradar24.com/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://www.flightradar24.com.aa/CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://medium.com/%40janmejayaswainofficial/advisory-of-cve-2021-43512-5e54e6a93101CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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