CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-54684
jadx is a Dex to Java decompiler. From 1.5.2 to 1.5.5, a malicious .xapk file can cause jadx to write attacker-controlled archive entry contents outside the intended XAPK plugin temporary unpack directory because XApkLoader resolves each entry name directly with tmpDir.resolve(fileName) after a CWD-based ZIP security check. When jadx is launched from a directory that is an ancestor of the config directory, the arbitrary write can plant a JAR in plugins/dropins, and the next jadx run loads the JA
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"jadx","vendor":"skylot","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":">= 1.5.2, < 1.5.6"}]}
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Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"HIGH","attackVector":"LOCAL","availabilityImpact":"HIGH","baseScore":7,"baseSeverity":"HIGH","confidentialityImpact":"HIGH","integrityImpact":"HIGH","privilegesRequired":"NONE","scope":"UNCHANGED","userInteraction":"REQUIRED","vectorString":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"metric_type":"cvssV3_1"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f68e46de2dae4b56375257951460220b32f5a93cce7aea4dd1d949e4afdaecc7 · sha256:72fe5cc6ad970e83… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV3_1
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-22","description":"CWE-22: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f68e46de2dae4b56375257951460220b32f5a93cce7aea4dd1d949e4afdaecc7 · sha256:72fe5cc6ad970e83… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
4 source assertions{"name":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/commit/a74bb07d6eebaf4da5c2b2cbc4d3c0c3cb7517cb","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/commit/a74bb07d6eebaf4da5c2b2cbc4d3c0c3cb7517cb"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/releases/tag/v1.5.6","tags":["x_refsource_MISC"],"url":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/releases/tag/v1.5.6"}
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{"name":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/security/advisories/GHSA-gpvc-ccw7-744v","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/security/advisories/GHSA-gpvc-ccw7-744v"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f68e46de2dae4b56375257951460220b32f5a93cce7aea4dd1d949e4afdaecc7 · sha256:72fe5cc6ad970e83… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"tags":["exploit"],"url":"https://github.com/skylot/jadx/security/advisories/GHSA-gpvc-ccw7-744v"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:f68e46de2dae4b56375257951460220b32f5a93cce7aea4dd1d949e4afdaecc7 · sha256:72fe5cc6ad970e83… · /containers/adp/0/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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