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vetkit.android.network.user-certificates-trusted

The Android network security config trusts user-installed CA certificates outside debug-overrides. Anyone who can get a user to install a certificate can intercept the app's TLS traffic.

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Suite: Security

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The Android network security config trusts user-installed CA certificates outside debug-overrides. Anyone who can get a user to install a certificate can intercept the app's TLS traffic.

Category: SECURITY · Engine rule severity: WARNING

How to fix it

Trust user CAs only inside <debug-overrides>, which applies to debuggable builds only.

References

Source: packages/engine/rules/sast/mobile.yml.

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