CVE-2026-54684 (GCVE-0-2026-54684)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-14 21:46 – Updated: 2026-07-15 14:31
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
jadx: XAPK archive entries with absolute paths can plant drop-in plugins and achieve code execution on the next jadx run
Summary
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 JAR with URLClassLoader and ServiceLoader, executing attacker-controlled plugin code. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.6.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-07-15 14:30 UTC
CWE
- CWE-22 - Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/skylot/jadx/security/advisorie… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/skylot/jadx/commit/a74bb07d6ee… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/skylot/jadx/releases/tag/v1.5.6 | x_refsource_MISC |
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