M7:2024: Insufficient Binary Protections
Missing anti-tampering, anti-debugging, obfuscation, or root/jailbreak detection, making the app easy to reverse engineer, patch, or repackage.
How it's found
Identified through reverse-engineering checks of the app binary for missing obfuscation, debug flags left enabled, and absent anti-tamper controls.
Standards mapping
Where this fits in a TurboPentest engagement
TurboPentest's agentic pentest is powerful and covers a broad range of issues automatically. This particular class is best confirmed in a manual IntegSec engagement, where human pentesters apply deeper methodology and a larger context window than any automated pass.
Frequently asked questions
What is M7:2024 Insufficient Binary Protections?
Missing anti-tampering, anti-debugging, obfuscation, or root/jailbreak detection, making the app easy to reverse engineer, patch, or repackage.
How do you find Insufficient Binary Protections?
Identified through reverse-engineering checks of the app binary for missing obfuscation, debug flags left enabled, and absent anti-tamper controls.
Which CWEs map to M7:2024?
M7:2024 maps to CWE-656, CWE-489.
Does TurboPentest test for Insufficient Binary Protections?
TurboPentest's agentic pentest is powerful and covers a broad range of issues automatically. This particular class is best confirmed in a manual IntegSec engagement, where human pentesters apply deeper methodology and a larger context window than any automated pass.
Related OWASP categories
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M1:2024: Improper Credential Usage
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M2:2024: Inadequate Supply Chain Security
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M3:2024: Insecure Authentication/Authorization
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M4:2024: Insufficient Input/Output Validation
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M5:2024: Insecure Communication
- OWASP Mobile Top 10M6:2024: Inadequate Privacy Controls
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