# Nested intent redirects application authority

An exported entry point forwards attacker-supplied intent fields into a protected destination using the target application’s authority.

**Candidate CWE:** [CWE-441](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/441.html)

## Test hypothesis

Trace one legitimate forwarding path, then substitute a harmless lab destination while preserving other fields. Repeat from an ordinary app on the supported OS.

## Evidence required

Original and nested intents, controlled fields, caller/target identities, invoked capability and platform enforcement result.

## Rule out false positives

A forwarded public action is insufficient. Android 16 hardening can affect reachability; an older emulator or an opt-out test build cannot establish every release is affected.

## Playbook and command references

- [Android components, intents and deep links](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/modules/android-components.html) — Trace ordinary-app inputs through exported components, URI grants and links to one protected operation.

[Find the associated command snippets](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/commands.html?q=Android%20components%2C%20intents%20and%20deep%20links)

## Referenced by these target playbooks

[Mobile](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/mobile.html)

## Report checklist

- [ ] Capture the affected version, configuration, identities, and object ownership.
- [ ] Preserve a valid baseline and a negative control.
- [ ] Reproduce the forbidden data access, action, or state change on controlled fixtures.
- [ ] Explain the intended security rule and why the observed behavior violates it.
- [ ] State prerequisites, uncertainty, cleanup, and the smallest demonstrated impact.

## Conditional ATT&CK mapping

No direct ATT&CK mapping selected. Record the weakness and demonstrated impact without forcing an adversary-behavior classification. See the [mapping guide](https://bug-bounty-field-manual.kmahshooq.chatgpt.site/attack.html).

## Primary references

- [Intent redirection and platform hardening](https://developer.android.com/privacy-and-security/risks/intent-redirection)

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