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CVE Vulnerability Details :
CVE-2026-39973
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Assigner Org ID-a0819718-46f1-4df5-94e2-005712e83aaa
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Published At-21 Apr, 2026 | 01:35
Updated At-23 Apr, 2026 | 03:56
Rejected At-
▼CVE Numbering Authority (CNA)
Apktool: Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Write

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.

Affected Products
Vendor
iBotPeaches
Product
Apktool
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Affected
  • >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2
Problem Types
TypeCWE IDDescription
CWECWE-22CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Type: CWE
CWE ID: CWE-22
Description: CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
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3.17.1HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Version: 3.1
Base score: 7.1
Base severity: HIGH
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CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-m8mh-x359-vm8m
x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/4041
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https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/e10a0450c7afcd9462c0b76bcbff0e7428b92bdd#diff-cd531ebe1014bfd18185bf21585ca5cdb16fbcb07703ebc47949a1b4e4e36bc3
x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/releases/tag/v3.0.2
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-m8mh-x359-vm8m
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x_refsource_CONFIRM
Hyperlink: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/4041
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Hyperlink: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/e10a0450c7afcd9462c0b76bcbff0e7428b92bdd#diff-cd531ebe1014bfd18185bf21585ca5cdb16fbcb07703ebc47949a1b4e4e36bc3
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x_refsource_MISC
Hyperlink: https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/releases/tag/v3.0.2
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x_refsource_MISC
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