CVE-2026-27615CWE-40CWE-829

ADB-Explorer: UNC Path Support in ManualAdbPath Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

High · published February 25, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.8
EPSS
0%
Percentile
10.8
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

ADB Explorer is a fluent UI for ADB on Windows. In versions prior to Beta 0.9.26022, ADB-Explorer allows the `ManualAdbPath` settings variable, which determines the path of the ADB binary to be executed, to be set to a Universal Naming Convention (UNC) path in the application's settings file. This allows an attacker to set the binary's path to point to a remote network resource, hosted on an attacker-controlled network share, thus granting the attacker full control over the binary being executed by the app. An attacker may leverage this vulnerability to execute code remotely on a victim's machine with the privileges of the user running the app. Exploitation is made possible by convincing a victim to run a shortcut of the app that points to a custom `App.txt` settings file, which sets `ManualAdbPath` (for example, when downloaded in an archive file). Version Beta 0.9.26022 fixes the issue.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.8 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
EPSS
0.00207 · 10.8th percentile
Weaknesses
CWE-40 · Path Traversal: '\\UNC\share\name\' (Windows UNC Share); CWE-829 · Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
Published
2026-02-25T02:33Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 25 FEB 02:33Z
    ADB-Explorer: UNC Path Support in ManualAdbPath Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE)
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