{"id":87087,"date":"2026-06-10T06:53:04","date_gmt":"2026-06-10T06:53:04","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-59405-cleartext-datadog-api-key-vulnerability-in-flock-safety-peripheral-application","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-59405-cleartext-datadog-api-key-vulnerability-in-flock-safety-peripheral-application\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-59405: Cleartext DataDog API Key Vulnerability in Flock Safety Peripheral Application<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE-2025-59405 refers to a serious security vulnerability discovered in the Flock Safety Peripheral application for Android. This vulnerability can lead to potential system compromises or data leakage, affecting a range of devices including Falcon and Sparrow License Plate Readers and Bravo Edge AI Compute Devices.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-59405<br \/>\nSeverity: High (7.5 CVSS Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Local<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential system compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-972334531\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Flock Safety Peripheral Application for Android | 7.38.3<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Flock Safety Peripheral application contains a cleartext DataDog API key within its codebase. This poses a threat as application binaries can be easily decompiled or inspected, allowing potential attackers to recover the OAuth secret without requiring any special privileges. This OAuth secret is meant to remain confidential and should not be directly embedded within client-side software.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3056779008\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>An attacker can use a tool to decompile the application binary and subsequently retrieve the cleartext DataDog API key. For example, using a Java decompiler:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ jadx -d out com.flocksafety.android.peripheral.apk<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Then, the attacker can search through the decompiled code to find the API key:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">$ grep -r &quot;DataDog API Key&quot; out\/<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This is a conceptual example and the exact commands may vary depending on the specifics of the application and the decompiler used.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview CVE-2025-59405 refers to a serious security vulnerability discovered in the Flock Safety Peripheral application for Android. This vulnerability can lead to potential system compromises or data leakage, affecting a range of devices including Falcon and Sparrow License Plate Readers and Bravo Edge AI Compute Devices. 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