CVE-2026-42049CWE-94

jadx: RCE Via Groovy Code Injection in Gradle Export

High · published July 14, 2026

CVSS v4.0
8.4
EPSS
0%
Percentile
8.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v4.0
8.4 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
EPSS
0.00197 · 8.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Published
2026-07-14T21:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 14 JUL 21:44Z
    jadx: RCE Via Groovy Code Injection in Gradle Export
    cvelistv5