CVE-2026-107041 in Oasis
Summary
by MITRE • 10/29/2026
Insecure permissions in the FeatureActionActivity component of Oasis Feng Island versionCode 51801 allows unauthorized attackers to arbitrarily force a freeze in the device, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS).
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/29/2026
The vulnerability identified within the FeatureActionActivity component of Oasis Feng Island, specifically at version code 51801, represents a critical failure in access control mechanisms that governs how system-level actions are initiated by user-facing applications. This flaw stems from an insecure permission configuration where the application fails to adequately restrict or validate the authority required to invoke specific internal methods associated with device state management. In Android-based ecosystems, components such as activities often serve as entry points for various functionalities, and when these endpoints lack proper integrity checks regarding caller identity or privilege levels, they become susceptible to exploitation by malicious entities or compromised third-party applications that can interact with them through standard inter-process communication channels.
The technical nature of this flaw is classified under CWE-269, which denotes Improper Control of Interaction With External Components, and more specifically aligns with CWE-732 in contexts where insufficient permission checks allow unauthorized actors to perform administrative actions. By exploiting the lack of rigorous validation within FeatureActionActivity, an attacker can bypass expected security boundaries that would normally prevent arbitrary users from triggering system-wide state changes. The specific impact involves forcing a freeze on the device operation, which is achieved by manipulating internal flags or service calls intended for legitimate maintenance tasks but misused here to halt normal processing threads and UI responsiveness. This manipulation does not require root access or physical proximity if remote delivery vectors are present, making it particularly dangerous in scenarios involving malicious apps distributed through unofficial channels or compromised update mechanisms.
From an operational perspective, the ability of unauthorized attackers to arbitrarily force a device freeze results in a severe Denial of Service condition that affects both availability and user experience. Unlike traditional DoS attacks that consume resources like CPU or memory, this vulnerability targets the logical flow of the operating system by inducing states where the interface becomes unresponsive and input handling is suspended. This can lead to data loss if unsaved work is interrupted, disruption of critical communications, and potential instability in dependent applications running on the same device instance. For enterprise environments relying on mobile devices for secure operations, such a vulnerability undermines trust in the platform's resilience against local privilege escalation or application-level abuse, potentially serving as an initial vector for more sophisticated attacks if combined with other weaknesses like information disclosure or code execution flaws.
Mitigation strategies must focus on hardening the permission model and implementing strict validation protocols within the affected component. Developers should enforce least-privilege principles by ensuring that only system-signatured applications or those with explicitly granted dangerous permissions can invoke methods related to device freezing or state modification. Implementing signature-based verification checks at runtime, rather than relying solely manifest declarations, adds a layer of defense against spoofed callers. Additionally, integrating input validation and exception handling for all external calls ensures that malformed or unauthorized requests are rejected gracefully without triggering system-wide failures. Updating the application to patched versions where these permission scopes have been tightened is essential, alongside advising users to avoid installing unverified applications that might attempt to exploit this interaction weakness through intent manipulation or broadcast receiver abuse as outlined in MITRE ATT&CK techniques related to privilege escalation and service disruption.