CVE-2026-114221 in NT OneAPP
Summary
by MITRE • 10/22/2026
NT OneAPP developed by NewType Infortech has a Credential Disclosure vulnerability. Unauthenticated remote attackers can trigger an HTTP Basic Authentication challenge from an unvalidated source in the WebView under specific conditions, thereby obtaining the NUP Portal passcode of a logged-in user.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/22/2026
The identified security flaw resides within NT OneAPP, a mobile application developed by NewType Infortech, and is classified as a credential disclosure vulnerability affecting the integrity of user authentication mechanisms. This issue specifically impacts users who are actively authenticated to the NUP Portal through the application's integrated WebView component. The core technical deficiency lies in how the application handles HTTP Basic Authentication challenges that originate from unvalidated or external sources within this embedded web view environment. Under specific operational conditions, an attacker positioned remotely and without prior authentication can manipulate the interaction between the native app shell and the internal browser engine to trigger these credential prompts. This manipulation allows the malicious actor to intercept or capture the plaintext credentials associated with a currently logged-in user session, effectively bypassing the intended security boundaries of the application's local storage and memory protection mechanisms.
From a technical perspective, this vulnerability exploits the trust relationship between the native Android environment and its embedded WebView implementation. When an unvalidated source triggers an HTTP Basic Authentication challenge, the operating system or the WebView component may present a standard dialog box requesting username and password inputs to satisfy the authentication requirement imposed by the remote server. Because NT OneAPP does not sufficiently sanitize or validate the origin of these requests within the context of the NUP Portal integration, it inadvertently exposes sensitive session data. The attacker leverages this lack of input validation to force the application into a state where it reveals the user's passcode. This represents a classic case of improper handling of authentication credentials in mobile applications, where the boundary between trusted and untrusted content is not strictly enforced during dynamic web interactions.
The operational impact of this vulnerability is severe for end-users relying on NT OneAPP for secure access to NUP Portal services. Successful exploitation results in the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive login credentials, specifically the passcode required for portal authentication. This compromise undermines the confidentiality and integrity of user accounts, potentially leading to account takeover attacks where malicious actors gain full administrative or privileged access to the victim's profile. Beyond immediate credential theft, this vulnerability can serve as a foothold for further lateral movement within connected systems if those credentials are reused across other platforms. The exposure also violates fundamental privacy expectations and may lead to regulatory non-compliance depending on the jurisdictional data protection laws applicable to NewType Infortech and its user base.
This flaw aligns with CWE-798, which describes the use of hard-coded or exposed default credentials, although in this specific instance, it manifests as an exposure of dynamically acquired session credentials due to improper validation rather than static configuration errors. It also relates closely to CWE-200, concerning information exposure that aids attackers in subsequent exploitation phases. In terms of offensive security frameworks such as MITRE ATT&CK for Mobile, this behavior corresponds to techniques involving credential harvesting and potentially privilege escalation if the stolen passcode grants access to higher-level functions within the NUP Portal ecosystem. The vulnerability highlights critical gaps in secure coding practices regarding WebView configuration, particularly around handling authentication challenges from untrusted origins without implementing strict origin checks or custom challenge handlers that prevent credential leakage.
To mitigate this risk, NewType Infortech must implement rigorous input validation and source verification mechanisms for all HTTP requests processed within the NT OneAPP WebView component. Developers should configure the WebView to reject or safely handle Basic Authentication challenges originating from untrusted domains by implementing a custom WebChromeClient or WebViewClient that intercepts authentication events. Instead of allowing the default system dialog to appear, which exposes credentials in plain text, the application should either block such requests entirely if they are not part of the trusted NUP Portal domain or implement alternative secure methods for handling multi-factor or session-based authentication that do not rely on HTTP Basic Auth dialogs susceptible to interception. Additionally, enabling strict Content Security Policy headers and disabling JavaScript execution where unnecessary can reduce the attack surface available to remote attackers attempting to trigger these challenges. Regular security audits focusing on mobile WebView implementations are recommended to identify similar patterns of improper credential handling in future updates.