Lantern: Fast & Private VPN

Brave New Software Project, Inc · Build 10.0.0

org.getlantern.lantern
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Static analysis completeScanned 2026-10-25 21:58 UTC

Static checks identify review items, not a guarantee of safety.

Backend checks: 3 unauthenticated read checks against backends referenced in this build — 3 refused access. Each check describes one request at the recorded scan time and does not establish the backend's current state.

Overview

Analysis recorded

2 finding categories to review

Lantern: Fast & Private VPN (org.getlantern.lantern) scored grade B, 93 out of 100, in a static scan of version 10.0.0 on 2026-10-25. It has no high or critical findings, and 2 lower-severity finding categories across 4 occurrences. No tracking SDKs were recognised in the package. 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 categories24 occurrences
High / critical0Category count
Tracking SDKs0Presence, not observed traffic
Assessment score93 / 100Grade B

Start with these findings

mediumCleartext (HTTP) traffic permitted1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The manifest permits cleartext (HTTP) traffic. Data sent over plain HTTP can be read or tampered with on the network; modern apps should require HTTPS.

Remediation: How to fix cleartext (HTTP) traffic in an Android app →

Reference: CWE-319 · MASVS-NETWORK-1 — what the control asks for, and other apps with the same finding.

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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lowAmazon S3 bucket reference3 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A reference to an Amazon S3 bucket. Using cloud storage is normal — the risk exists only if the bucket allows anonymous listing/read, which requires a separate authorized assessment.

Reference: CWE-200 · CWE-284 · MASVS-STORAGE-2 — what the control asks for, and other apps with the same finding.

Evidence
3 recorded occurrences 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

15 requested permissions · 2 flagged high-risk classes.

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Build & components

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

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Findings

2 categories · 4 occurrences. Severity totals describe categories. Expand a finding for interpretation and review guidance.

mediumCleartext (HTTP) traffic permitted1 occurrence

Interpretation & review guidance

The manifest permits cleartext (HTTP) traffic. Data sent over plain HTTP can be read or tampered with on the network; modern apps should require HTTPS.

Remediation: How to fix cleartext (HTTP) traffic in an Android app →

Reference: CWE-319 · MASVS-NETWORK-1 — what the control asks for, and other apps with the same finding.

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
Recorded match
android:usesCleartextTraffic="true"
Detector rule
manifest
Recorded file locations
  • AndroidManifest.xml

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

Review whether this belongs to intended app functionality or a bundled library. A static match does not establish runtime impact.

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lowAmazon S3 bucket reference3 occurrences

Interpretation & review guidance

A reference to an Amazon S3 bucket. Using cloud storage is normal — the risk exists only if the bucket allows anonymous listing/read, which requires a separate authorized assessment.

Reference: CWE-200 · CWE-284 · MASVS-STORAGE-2 — what the control asks for, and other apps with the same finding.

Evidence
3 recorded occurrences 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
_split_config.arm64_v8a/lib/arm64-v8a/libapp.so
Recorded match
Pattern recorded; identifying value redacted.
Detector rule
s3_path_url
Recorded file locations
  • _split_config.arm64_v8a/lib/arm64-v8a/libapp.so

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

Review whether this belongs to intended app functionality or a bundled library. A static match does not establish runtime impact.

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Privacy signals

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

Requested permissions15
Flagged high-risk classes2
Detected SDKs0

Camera List installed apps

Requested permission inventory (15)
  • android.permission.ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
  • android.permission.CAMERA
  • android.permission.CHANGE_NETWORK_STATE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE
  • android.permission.FOREGROUND_SERVICE_SYSTEM_EXEMPTED
  • android.permission.INTERNET
  • android.permission.POST_NOTIFICATIONS
  • android.permission.QUERY_ALL_PACKAGES
  • android.permission.RECEIVE_BOOT_COMPLETED
  • android.permission.VIBRATE
  • android.permission.WAKE_LOCK
  • android.permission.WRITE_SETTINGS
  • com.android.vending.BILLING
  • org.getlantern.lantern.DYNAMIC_RECEIVER_NOT_EXPORTED_PERMISSION

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

Data the app can access
Camera
Camera
Persistent identifiers (referenced in code)
Android IDDevice ID / IMEI
Where it can go
Third parties present
No analytics/advertising SDKs detected.
  • Personal-data permissions/identifiers appear on-device, but no third-party analytics/advertising SDKs were detected that would receive them.

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: declared vs observed (Play label vs our analysis)

Declared collected
Device or other IDsPersonal info
Declared shared
Location
We observe the app can access
no sensitive access observed
✓ No obvious mismatch between the declaration and what we observe.

We compare the developer's Google Play Data Safety declaration with what the binary can actually do (permissions it requests, identifier APIs and third-party SDKs it ships). A mismatch is a capability signal to confirm — a requested permission is not proof of collection.

No SDKs detected by this scan.

Build & components

Scanned build 10.0.0. Store metadata may describe a newer release.

APK SHA-25671f2262af28cd63fb646e7ef80582ae8dee33217b4abd946901dd0eebd748599

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

Signer
Lantern self-signed
Scheme
V3V2
Key
RSA 2048-bit
Algorithm
sha256WithRSA
Validity
2016-02-08 → 2041-02-01
Cert SHA-256
10:8f:61:2a:e5:53:54:07:8e:c1:2b:10:bb:70:53:62:84:0d:48:fa:78:b9:26:2c:11:b6:d0:ad:ef:f6:f2:89

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

115 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:activity1.12.4None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-compose1.12.4None recorded
androidx.activity:activity-ktx1.12.4None recorded
androidx.annotation:annotation-experimental1.4.1None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat1.7.0None recorded
androidx.appcompat:appcompat-resources1.7.0None recorded
androidx.asynclayoutinflater:asynclayoutinflater1.0.0None recorded
androidx.autofill:autofill1.0.0None recorded
androidx.browser:browser1.9.0None recorded
androidx.camera.featurecombinationquery:featurecombinationquery1.6.1None recorded
androidx.camera:camera-camera21.6.1None recorded
androidx.camera:camera-camera2-pipe1.6.1None recorded
androidx.camera:camera-core1.6.1None recorded
androidx.camera:camera-lifecycle1.6.1None recorded
androidx.cardview:cardview1.0.0None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.animation:animation-core1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.foundation:foundation-layout1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.material:material-ripple1.8.2None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-annotation1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.runtime:runtime-saveable1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-geometry1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-graphics1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-text1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-tooling-preview1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-unit1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-util1.9.4None recorded
androidx.compose.ui:ui-viewbinding1.9.4None recorded
androidx.constraintlayout:constraintlayout2.2.0None recorded
androidx.coordinatorlayout:coordinatorlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.core:core1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-backported-fixes1.0.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-ktx1.18.0None recorded
androidx.core:core-viewtree1.0.0None recorded
androidx.cursoradapter:cursoradapter1.0.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview1.1.0None recorded
androidx.customview:customview-poolingcontainer1.0.0None recorded
androidx.databinding:viewbinding8.13.2None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore1.1.7None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-core1.1.7None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences1.1.7None recorded
androidx.datastore:datastore-preferences-core1.1.7None recorded
androidx.documentfile:documentfile1.0.0None recorded
androidx.drawerlayout:drawerlayout1.1.1None recorded
androidx.dynamicanimation:dynamicanimation1.0.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji21.4.0None recorded
androidx.emoji2:emoji2-views-helper1.4.0None recorded
androidx.exifinterface:exifinterface1.4.2None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment1.8.6None recorded
androidx.fragment:fragment-ktx1.8.6None recorded
androidx.graphics:graphics-path1.0.1None recorded
androidx.interpolator:interpolator1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-ui1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-core-utils1.0.0None recorded
androidx.legacy:legacy-support-v41.0.0None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-core-ktx2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-livedata-ktx2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-process2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-compose2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-runtime-ktx2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-service2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-compose2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-ktx2.9.4None recorded
androidx.lifecycle:lifecycle-viewmodel-savedstate2.9.4None recorded
androidx.loader:loader1.0.0None recorded
androidx.localbroadcastmanager:localbroadcastmanager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.media:media1.1.0None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-common2.8.5None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-common-ktx2.8.5None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-compose2.8.5None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-runtime2.8.5None recorded
androidx.navigation:navigation-runtime-ktx2.8.5None recorded
androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent1.0.2None recorded
androidx.navigationevent:navigationevent-compose1.0.2None recorded
androidx.preference:preference1.2.1None recorded
androidx.print:print1.0.0None recorded
androidx.profileinstaller:profileinstaller1.4.0None recorded
androidx.recyclerview:recyclerview1.3.2None recorded
androidx.room:room-ktx2.6.1None recorded
androidx.room:room-runtime2.6.1None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate1.3.3None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-compose1.3.3None recorded
androidx.savedstate:savedstate-ktx1.3.3None recorded
androidx.slidingpanelayout:slidingpanelayout1.2.0None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite2.4.0None recorded
androidx.sqlite:sqlite-framework2.4.0None recorded
androidx.startup:startup-runtime1.1.1None recorded
androidx.swiperefreshlayout:swiperefreshlayout1.1.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing1.3.0None recorded
androidx.tracing:tracing-ktx1.3.0None recorded
androidx.transition:transition1.5.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable1.1.0None recorded
androidx.vectordrawable:vectordrawable-animated1.1.0None recorded
androidx.versionedparcelable:versionedparcelable1.1.1None recorded
androidx.viewpager2:viewpager21.1.0-beta02None recorded
androidx.viewpager:viewpager1.0.0None recorded
androidx.webkit:webkit1.14.0None recorded
androidx.window.extensions.core:core1.0.0None recorded
androidx.window:window1.2.0None recorded
androidx.window:window-java1.2.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime2.10.0None recorded
androidx.work:work-runtime-ktx2.10.0None recorded
com.google.android.material:material1.12.0None recorded
com.google.dagger:dagger2.59None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_android1.11.0None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_core1.11.0None recorded
kotlinx:coroutines_play_services1.11.0None recorded
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About this app

Open source VPN to unblock apps, bypass censorship, and browse privately.

Content ratingEveryone
Download size58.1 MB
Privacy policyPublished →
Developer sitegetlantern.org

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2026-10-25 21:58 UTC10.0.093B

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