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Xiaomi Pre-Installed Security App Vulnerable to MiTM Attacks

A vulnerability exposing users to Man-in-the-Middle (MiTM) attacks was patched by Xiaomi in the pre-installed security app Guard Provider. The security flaw was caused by communication issues between the various SDKs used by the Guard Provider app. The vulnerability is due to “SDK Fatigue”” which describes the overuse of SDKs within apps making them more exposed to issues like “”crashes

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