Patched TikTok security flaw allowed one-click account takeovers

A TikTok vulnerability could have allowed hackers to hijack user accounts on the short-form video app with one click, researchers at Microsoft said Wednesday.

The vulnerability, which is identified as CVE-2022-28799, affected versions of TikTok’s Android app, which have over 1.5 billion installations combined. In an extensive write-up, Microsoft’s 365 Defender Research Team said it contacted TikTok about the bug in February, and the company quickly released a fix for the vulnerability.

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