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Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text

Character.AI · Build 1.17.4

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Overview

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1 high or critical finding category to review

Character AI: Chat, Talk, Text (ai.character.app) scored grade F, 0 out of 100, in a static scan of version 1.17.4 on 2026-10-12. It has 1 high or critical finding among 5 finding categories across 9 occurrences. One finding was confirmed live: an anonymous request reached a backend the app references and it answered without authentication. No credential was used and no stored data was read. 22 tracking SDKs are present in the package, which describes what ships, not what runs or what it sends. This is static analysis of a single build: it does not observe the app running and does not establish that any data is exposed.

Finding categories59 occurrences
High / critical1Category count
Tracking SDKs22Presence, not observed traffic
Assessment score0 / 100Grade F

Start with these findings

criticalGoogle Cloud Storage reference — confirmed publicly readable5 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A Google Cloud Storage reference. Normal for apps that use GCS; risky only if the bucket is publicly listable/readable (live-verified).

Evidence
5 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
4 historically verified occurrences at the recorded scan time. Current reachability is not established.
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mediumcom.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp 3.12.13 — CVE-2021-03411 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The app bundles a third-party library whose declared version matches a public security advisory (CVE). This is flagged from the version the library itself ships and a curated advisory list — confirm exploitability in your context and update the dependency to the fixed version. It is not a proof of live exploitation.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.
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lowExported content provider without permission (third-party library artifact, shared across 232 unrelated developers)1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

An exported content provider declares no permission. Other apps on the device may reach it — verify it enforces access control internally; this flags the attack surface, not a confirmed leak.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.
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Privacy

40 requested permissions · 4 flagged high-risk classes.

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Build & components

108 components recorded. Certificate parsing does not validate APK signature integrity.

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Findings

5 categories · 9 occurrences. Severity totals describe categories. Expand a finding for interpretation and review guidance.

criticalGoogle Cloud Storage reference — confirmed publicly readable5 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A Google Cloud Storage reference. Normal for apps that use GCS; risky only if the bucket is publicly listable/readable (live-verified).

Evidence
5 recorded occurrences in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
4 historically verified occurrences at the recorded scan time. Current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
classes.dex
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
gcs_bucket
Recorded file locations
  • classes.dex

5 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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mediumcom.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp 3.12.13 — CVE-2021-03411 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The app bundles a third-party library whose declared version matches a public security advisory (CVE). This is flagged from the version the library itself ships and a curated advisory list — confirm exploitability in your context and update the dependency to the fixed version. It is not a proof of live exploitation.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Component advisory match
Representative location
sbom:com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:CVE-2021-0341
Recorded match
CVE-2021-0341 (fixed in 4.9.2)
Detector rule
sbom
Recorded file locations
  • sbom:com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp:CVE-2021-0341

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowExported content provider without permission (third-party library artifact, shared across 232 unrelated developers)1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

An exported content provider declares no permission. Other apps on the device may reach it — verify it enforces access control internally; this flags the attack surface, not a confirmed leak.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Parsed app configuration
Representative location
AndroidManifest.xml:ca.analytics.internal.PreloadInfoContentProvider
Recorded match
PreloadInfoContentProvider (exported, no permission)
Detector rule
manifest
Recorded file locations
  • AndroidManifest.xml:ca.analytics.internal.PreloadInfoContentProvider

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowGoogle API key (client-shipped; restriction unverified)1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

Android apps are designed to ship Google API keys in the client; Google restricts them by app signing certificate + enabled API. This is only a problem if the key is left unrestricted — presence alone is expected, not an exposure.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
resources.arsc
Recorded match
AIza•••••••• (21–40 chars, redacted)
Detector rule
google_api_key
Recorded file locations
  • resources.arsc

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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lowSentry DSN1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

A Sentry DSN. These are client-side by design (embedded in apps to send crash reports), so presence is expected; it only lets someone send events to the project, not read data. Low severity — included for inventory.

Evidence
1 recorded occurrence in the analyzed APK. These are distinct stored findings, not a count of every source match.
Verification
Static detection; current reachability is not established.

Evidence preview

Evidence type
Static string match
Representative location
assets/index.android.bundle
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
sentry_dsn
Recorded file locations
  • assets/index.android.bundle

1 recorded findings have inspectable metadata. Duplicate matches may share a representative location.

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Privacy signals

Capabilities and bundled software do not prove that data was collected or transmitted.

Requested permissions40
Flagged high-risk classes4
Detected SDKs22

Camera Microphone Storage Draw over other apps

Requested permission inventory (40)
  • ai.character.app.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_AD_ID
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_ATTRIBUTION
  • android.permission.ACCESS_ADSERVICES_TOPICS
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NOTIFICATION_POLICY
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_ADMIN
  • android.permission.BLUETOOTH_CONNECT
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.CHANGE_WIFI_MULTICAST_STATE
  • android.permission.DETECT_SCREEN_CAPTURE
  • android.permission.DOWNLOAD_WITHOUT_NOTIFICATION
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MEDIA_PLAYBACK
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_MICROPHONE
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.MODIFY_AUDIO_SETTINGS
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.READ_BASIC_PHONE_STATE
  • android.permission.READ_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_IMAGES
  • android.permission.READ_MEDIA_VIDEO
  • android.permission.RECORD_AUDIO
  • android.permission.SCHEDULE_EXACT_ALARM
  • android.permission.SYSTEM_ALERT_WINDOW
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
  • com.amazon.privacypass.ATTEST
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • com.android.vending.CHECK_LICENSE
  • com.google.android.c2dm.permission.RECEIVE
  • com.google.android.finsky.permission.BIND_GET_INSTALL_REFERRER_SERVICE
  • com.google.android.gms.permission.AD_ID
  • com.google.android.providers.gsf.permission.READ_GSERVICES
  • com.huawei.appmarket.service.commondata.permission.GET_COMMON_DATA
  • com.samsung.android.mapsagent.permission.READ_APP_INFO

Data collection & flow (privacy signal, not part of the grade)

Data the app can access
Camera
Camera
Microphone
Microphone
Photos & files
Storage (write)StoragePhotosVideos
Persistent identifiers (referenced in code)
Advertising ID (AAID)Android IDDevice ID / IMEIHardware MAC address
Where it can go
Third parties present (19)
AppLovinChartboostGoogle AdMobInMobiMeta Audience NetworkMintegralPangle (ByteDance)TapjoyUnity AdsVungleYandex AdsironSourceAmplitudeBraze (Appboy)Google Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerYandex MetricaAppsFlyer
  • Persistent-identifier APIs referenced in code (Advertising ID (AAID), Android ID, Device ID / IMEI +1 more) with 19 analytics/ad SDK(s) present — the mechanism used for cross-app profiling.
  • Camera, Microphone, Photos & files data requested with third-party analytics/ad SDKs present.

This maps what the app can access (permissions it requests, identifier APIs its code references) to the third parties bundled in it. It reflects capability and SDK presence — not proof that a specific value was transmitted.

Data Safety comparison not recorded.

Trackers & SDKs (22 detected · privacy signal, not part of the grade)

Advertising
AppLovinChartboostGoogle AdMobInMobiMeta Audience NetworkMintegralPangle (ByteDance)TapjoyUnity AdsVungleYandex AdsironSource
Analytics
AmplitudeBraze (Appboy)Google Analytics for FirebaseGoogle Firebase AnalyticsGoogle Tag ManagerYandex Metrica
Attribution
AppsFlyer
Consent
Google UMP (consent)IAB TCF
Crash reporting
Sentry

Build & components

Scanned build 1.17.4. Store metadata may describe a newer release.

APK SHA-256305be7f79bc9db9e41a591a8c118f38c04778c105636db45be0321fed2b14d30

Signing certificate (who signed this build — factual, not part of the grade)

Signer
Google Inc. self-signed
Scheme
V3V2
Key
RSA 4096-bit
Algorithm
sha256WithRSA
Validity
2023-02-20 → 2053-02-20
Cert SHA-256
e5:08:19:39:b1:6d:fa:67:2b:c3:d4:a0:2b:47:39:92:05:48:04:45:35:0e:8f:13:87:30:ba:dd:9f:e2:5a:5c

The certificate fingerprint identifies the parsed signing certificate. Knowing this public fingerprint does not establish ownership or validate the APK signature.

Signature integrity: not established by certificate parsing.

Component inventory

108 components. Advisory matching covers a curated set; no match is not proof that a component is vulnerability-free.

Bundled components and recorded advisory matches
ComponentVersionAdvisory matches
androidx.activity:activity1.10.1None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-compose1.10.1None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-ktx1.10.1None recorded
androidx.annotation:annotation-experimental1.4.1None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat1.7.1None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources1.7.1None recorded
androidx.autofill:autofill1.1.0None recorded
androidx.browser:browser1.9.0None recorded
androidx.cardview:cardview1.0.0None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation-core1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation-layout1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material3.adaptive:adaptive1.1.0None recorded
androidx.compose.material3:material31.3.1None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-icons-core1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-icons-extended1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-ripple1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-saveable1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-geometry1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-text1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-text-google-fonts1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-unit1.7.8None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-util1.7.8None recorded
androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout-compose1.1.0None recorded
androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout1.2.0None recorded
androidx.core:core1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-ktx1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-splashscreen1.0.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-viewtree1.0.0None recorded
androidx.credentials:credentials1.2.0-rc01None recorded
androidx.credentials:credentials-play-services-auth1.2.0-rc01None recorded
androidx.cursoradapter:cursoradapter1.0.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview1.1.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview-poolingcontainer1.0.0None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore1.1.3None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-core1.1.3None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences1.1.3None recorded
androidx.documentfile:documentfile1.0.0None recorded
androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout1.1.1None recorded
androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation1.1.0None recorded
androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation-ktx1.1.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji21.3.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji2-views-helper1.3.0None recorded
androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface1.3.7None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment1.8.9None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx1.8.9None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-path1.0.1None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-shapes1.0.1None recorded
androidx.interpolator:interpolator1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils1.0.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core-ktx2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx2.8.3None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate2.8.3None recorded
androidx.loader:loader1.1.0None recorded
androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.media:media1.7.0None recorded
androidx.mediarouter:mediarouter1.7.0None recorded
androidx.palette:palette1.0.0None recorded
androidx.preference:preference1.1.1None recorded
androidx.print:print1.0.0None recorded
androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices1.1.0-beta11None recorded
androidx.privacysandbox.ads:ads-adservices-java1.1.0-beta11None recorded
androidx.profileinstaller:profileinstaller1.4.0None recorded
androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview1.3.2None recorded
androidx.room:room-ktx2.5.2None recorded
androidx.room:room-runtime2.5.2None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate1.2.1None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-ktx1.2.1None recorded
androidx.security:security-crypto1.1.0-alpha03None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite2.3.1None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework2.3.1None recorded
androidx.startup:startup-runtime1.2.0None recorded
androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing1.2.0None recorded
androidx.transition:transition1.7.0None recorded
androidx.transition:transition-ktx1.7.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable1.1.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated1.1.0None recorded
androidx.versionedparcelable:versionedparcelable1.1.1None recorded
androidx.viewpager2:viewpager21.1.0None recorded
androidx.viewpager:viewpager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.webkit:webkit1.14.0None recorded
androidx.window.extensions.core:core1.0.0None recorded
androidx.window:window1.3.0None recorded
androidx.window:window-core1.3.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime2.8.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx2.8.0None recorded
com.google.android.material:material1.13.0None recorded
com.squareup.okhttp3:okhttp3.12.13
1 match

CVE-2021-0341 · medium
Improper hostname verification in certain configurations could allow certificate spoofing / pinning bypass.
Fixed version: 4.9.2

kotlinx:coroutines_android1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_core1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_play_services1.10.2None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_slf4j1.10.2None recorded
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About this app

Super-intelligent AI chat bots that hear you, understand you, and remember you.

Content ratingTeen
Download size265.9 MB
Privacy policyPublished →
Developer sitecharacter.ai/

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Scan history

Each row is an observed scan. Gaps between scans do not establish how long a finding existed.

Scanned (UTC)BuildScoreGrade
2026-10-12 20:39 UTC1.17.40F
2026-10-05 20:37 UTC1.17.40F
2026-09-28 20:36 UTC1.17.30F
2026-09-21 00:00 UTC1.17.384B
2026-09-11 04:21 UTC1.17.384B
2026-09-11 02:06 UTC1.17.3Not gradedNot graded
2026-09-03 11:02 UTC1.17.291A

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