Google Pixel vulnerability could let bad actors undo Markup screenshot edits

Image: Simon Aarons

One of the fixes the Android March security patch addressed is a "High" severity vulnerability involving the Pixel's Markup screenshot tool. And while it prevents the issue for future screenshots and photos, images shared in the past might still be at risk. Reverse engineers Simon Aarons and David Buchanan discovered the vulnerability and shared more information online.

The "aCropalypse" flaw allowed someone to take a PNG screenshot cropped in Markup and undo at least some of the edits in the image. So, if you use the tool to redact sensitive information in an image, a bad actor can reveal the information.

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