CVE-2026-42049

skylot jadxVulnerabilityCVSS 8.4

jadx is a Dex to Java decompiler. Prior to 1.5.6, jadx inserts the android:versionName value from an AndroidManifest into the generated app/build.gradle Groovy template without proper sanitization when exporting a decompiled APK as an Android Gradle project. A malicious APK can break out of the string context so that opening or building the exported Gradle project executes attacker-controlled Groovy code on the victim machine. This issue is fixed in version 1.5.6.

No public exploitation has been reported so far. No distribution fix is listed yet; apply vendor mitigations and monitor.

Recommended action: Track your distribution's security tracker and apply the fix as soon as it ships.

CVE-2026-42049 skylot jadx Vulnerability

Severity metrics

CVSS 4.0 : 8.4 HIGH

Attack vectorLocal

Attack complexityLow

Attack requirementsNone

Privileges requiredNone

User interactionActive

Confidentiality impactHigh

Integrity impactHigh

Availability impactHigh

Subsequent confidentialityNone

Subsequent integrityNone

Subsequent availabilityNone

Vector: AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected & fixed versions by distribution

Versions are the native distribution strings (backport-aware): RHEL/Debian/SUSE backport fixes, so compare with the distro version comparator (dpkg / rpm / vercmp), not the upstream version.

No affected package in the tracked watchlist yet (Debian, Ubuntu, Arch, SUSE, Red Hat...). Triage may still be pending.

Sources

Advisory NVD CVE.org

Published 2026-07-14 · updated 2026-07-25 · source: NVD