CVE-2026-39973
unknown
CVSS v3
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CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
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Description
Apktool: Path Traversal to Arbitrary File Write
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
20%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
| OS | Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| debian | bookworm | fixed | 0 |
| debian | bullseye | fixed | 0 |
| debian | forky | fixed | 0 |
| debian | sid | fixed | 0 |
| debian | trixie | fixed | 0 |
Package impact
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.apktool:apktool-lib | >=3.0.0,<3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-39973
- https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-m8mh-x359-vm8m
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-39973
- https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/pull/4041
- https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/e10a0450c7afcd9462c0b76bcbff0e7428b92bdd#diff-cd531ebe1014bfd18185bf21585ca5cdb16fbcb07703ebc47949a1b4e4e36bc3
- https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool
- https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/releases/tag/v3.0.2
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.