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Google Patches Quick Share Vulnerability Enabling Silent File Transfers Without Consent

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()2 min read2
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Vulnerabilities mentioned

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CVEVulnerabilityCVSSEPSSSignalsPublished
CVE-2024-10668
There exists an auth bypass in Google Quickshare where an attacker can upload an unknown file type to a victim
5.9<1%
CVE-2024-38272
+1 related CVE
There exists a vulnerability in Quick Share/Nearby, where an attacker can bypass the accept file dialog on Quick Share Windows
7.1
group max
<1%

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2 min read at thehackernews.com

 Ravie Lakshmanan  Apr 03, 2025 Data Privacy / Vulnerability Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new vulnerability impacting Google's Quick Share data transfer utility for Windows that could be exploited to achieve a denial-of-service (DoS) or send arbitrary files to a target's device without their approval. The flaw, tracked as CVE-2024-10668 (CVSS score: 5.

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