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Nearly All Google Pixel Phones Exposed by Unpatched Flaw in Hidden Android App

ID: 20244005-d925-5a09-8d0e-2347e62e9ed0

STIX ID: report--20244005-d925-5a09-8d0e-2347e62e9ed0

Feed Name: WIRED Security

Threat Score
50/100

Date Published: 2024-08-15

Date Updated: 2026-04-26

Author: Lily Hay Newman

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iVerify reported that Showcase.apk, a third-party app used for in-store Pixel device demos, contains a serious vulnerability that can take over a phone due to high privileges and poor code quality; Google and vendors say the app is no longer used, Google will remove it from supported Pixel devices, and there is no evidence of active exploitation.

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