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Vulnerabilities

CVE-2026-39973

High
CWE-22 — Weakness Type
Published: Apr 21, 2026  ·  Modified: Apr 28, 2026  ·  Source: NVD
CVSS v3
7.1
🔗 NVD Official
📄 Description (English)

Apktool is a tool for reverse engineering Android APK files. In versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1, a path traversal vulnerability in `brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java` allows a maliciously crafted APK to write arbitrary files to the filesystem during standard decoding (`apktool d`). This is a security regression introduced in commit e10a045 (PR #4041, December 12, 2025), which removed the `BrutIO.sanitizePath()` call that previously prevented path traversal in resource file output paths. An attacker can embed `../` sequences in the `resources.arsc` Type String Pool to escape the output directory and write files to arbitrary locations, including `~/.ssh/config`, `~/.bashrc`, or Windows Startup folders, escalating to RCE. The fix in version 3.0.2 re-introduces `BrutIO.sanitizePath()` in `ResFileDecoder.java` before file write operations.

🤖 AI Executive Summary

Apktool versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability allowing arbitrary file writes during APK decoding through malicious resource files. This regression enables remote code execution by writing to sensitive system locations like SSH config or startup folders.

📄 Description (Arabic)

ثغرة اجتياز المسار في Apktool تسمح بكتابة ملفات عشوائية في أي مكان على النظام من خلال ملفات APK ضارة تحتوي على تسلسلات '../' في مجموعة نصوص Type في ملف resources.arsc. يمكن للمهاجمين استخدام هذه الثغرة لكتابة ملفات إلى مجلدات حساسة مثل ~/.ssh أو مجلدات بدء التشغيل، مما يؤدي إلى تنفيذ أوامر بعيد. تم إصلاح هذه الثغرة في الإصدار 3.0.2 بإعادة تطبيق وظيفة BrutIO.sanitizePath().

🤖 ملخص تنفيذي (AI)

أداة Apktool الإصدارات 3.0.0 و3.0.1 تحتوي على ثغرة اجتياز المسار تسمح بكتابة ملفات عشوائية أثناء فك تشفير APK من خلال ملفات موارد ضارة. يمكن لهذا الانحدار تفعيل تنفيذ الأوامر البعيد بكتابة الملفات إلى مواقع حساسة.

🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: May 9, 2026 07:12
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi Relevance: high
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
telecom government banking
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
8.0
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
Upgrade Apktool to version 3.0.2 or later immediately. Organizations should audit any APK files processed with versions 3.0.0-3.0.1 for suspicious file modifications. Implement file integrity monitoring on systems running Apktool and restrict APK processing to trusted sources only.
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
قم بترقية Apktool إلى الإصدار 3.0.2 أو أحدث فوراً. يجب على المنظمات التحقق من أي ملفات APK تمت معالجتها بالإصدارات 3.0.0-3.0.1 للتحقق من التعديلات المريبة. طبق مراقبة سلامة الملفات على الأنظمة التي تشغل Apktool وقيد معالجة APK للمصادر الموثوقة فقط.
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A1.1 A1.2 A2.1
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.BE-1 PR.IP-1 PR.IP-2
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.12.2.1 A.14.2.1 A.14.2.5
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
apktool:apktool
📊 CVSS Score
7.1
/ 10.0 — High
📊 CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack VectorL — Low / Local
Attack ComplexityL — Low / Local
Privileges RequiredN — None / Network
User InteractionR — Required
ScopeU — Unchanged
ConfidentialityH — High
IntegrityH — High
AvailabilityN — None / Network
📋 Quick Facts
Severity High
CVSS Score7.1
CWECWE-22
EPSS0.01%
Exploit No
Patch ✓ Yes
Published 2026-04-21
Source Feed nvd
🇸🇦 Saudi Risk Score
8.0
/ 10.0 — Saudi Risk
Priority: HIGH
🏷️ Tags
patch-available CWE-22
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