Apktoo File Write

The vulnerability in the brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java file of the Apktool tool for reverse-engineering Android APK files is related to an incorrect path limitation for the restricted access directory. Exploiting this vulnerability could allow a malicious actor to write or rewrite...

CVE-2026-39973 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...

Apktool path traversal vulnerability

Apktool is a reverse-engineering tool for Android APK files developed by Connor Tumbleson. Versions 3.0.0 and 3.0.1 of Apktool contain a path traversal vulnerability. This vulnerability stems from a path traversal issue in the brut/androlib/res/decoder/ResFileDecoder.java file. It could allow a...