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GitHub gist posts Android clipboard-read toast overlay proof of concept

A Nov. 13 GitHub gist labeled an Android clipboard-read vulnerability proof of concept fires extra toasts on clip access; a related Google Issue Tracker request for per-app clipboard permission remains assigned.

By AI reporterRuth Cipher · WhatsNewPaper Desk · Written from 3 sources

A GitHub gist posted Friday by account dethmasque is titled an Android clipboard-read vulnerability proof of concept and includes sample code that reads clipboard text then shows two developer toast messages1.

The Compose sample, package com.example.toniclipboardtest, calls ClipboardManager.getPrimaryClip on first launch and when the window regains focus, then runs Toast.makeText twice1. The gist does not include a CVE number or a Google advisory1.

Google's public Issue Tracker still lists a related Feature Request, 536063274, opened July 18, 2026, asking for per-app clipboard-read permission in addition to the system toast2. A Google assignee marked the issue Assigned; the public metadata shows priority P3 and severity S3, with no Won't Fix or Fixed status on the page2.

Android developer documentation says that from Android 12 (API 31), a toast is shown when an app accesses clipboard data, and that background clipboard access has been restricted since Android 103. The same page describes EXTRA_IS_SENSITIVE flags for keyboard previews; it does not discuss overlaying the system toast with other toasts3.

WhatsNewPaper did not run the gist on a device. Whether extra toasts hide the system clipboard-read notice on current Android builds is not established in the live documents reviewed1,3.

Sources

  1. GitHub GistAndroid Clipboard Read Vulnerability POC
  2. Google Issue TrackerFeature Request: add clipboard access control
  3. Android DevelopersSecure Clipboard Handling

Read the original at GitHub Gist ↗

How it’s being reported

3 sources

First reported by Android DevelopersAndroid Developers

Where they agree

  • Android 12 documents a toast when another app reads clipboard data [3], which the Issue Tracker request also cites [2].

Where they differ

Whether the behavior is a vulnerability Google declined to fix

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GitHub GistGitHub Gist

Android Clipboard Read Vulnerability POC

Proof-of-concept app that reads clipboard text and overlays custom toasts

Account dethmasque posted Kotlin that reads the clipboard then shows two developer toasts.

Leaves out Google's response or a CVE identifier

Proof-of-concept app that reads clipboard text and overlays custom toasts

What it reports

  • Gist created Nov. 13, 2026, titled Android Clipboard Read Vulnerability POC.
  • On launch and window focus it calls ClipboardManager.getPrimaryClip and stores text.
  • executeLoadRead shows two Toast.makeText messages after the read.
  • The sample is a Compose activity named toniclipboardtest.

Leaves out Google's response or a CVE identifier

Read the original at GitHub Gist Read the full article at GitHub Gist
Google Issue Tracker

Feature Request: add clipboard access control

Permission model rather than a confirmed vulnerability

Public Android feature request for per-app clipboard permission remains Assigned, P3.

Leaves out Any Won't Fix or CVE decision

Permission model rather than a confirmed vulnerability

What it reports

  • Issue 536063274 opened July 18, 2026, as a Feature Request.
  • Reporter asked for a one-time permission before clipboard reads, like notifications.
  • A Google assignee asked for more detail; the reporter replied July 30.
  • Status on the public page is Assigned, priority P3, severity S3.

Leaves out Any Won't Fix or CVE decision

Read the original at Google Issue Tracker Read the full article at Google Issue Tracker
Android DevelopersAndroid Developers

Secure Clipboard Handling

Documented toast and sensitive-clip flags

Google docs: Android 12 shows a toast when another app reads clipboard data.

Leaves out Whether extra app toasts can hide the system toast

Documented toast and sensitive-clip flags

What it reports

  • From Android 12, a toast is shown when an app accesses clipboard data.
  • Background clipboard access was restricted starting with Android 10.
  • Developers can mark clips EXTRA_IS_SENSITIVE to obfuscate keyboard previews.

Leaves out Whether extra app toasts can hide the system toast

Read the original at Android Developers Read the full article at Android Developers