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Vulnerability record · CVE-2024-21633 · published 3 January 2024

CVE-2024-21633: Apktool path traversal vulnerability

Apktool · Apktool

Apktool is a tool for reverse engineering Android APK files. In versions 2.9.1 and prior, Apktool infers resource files' output path according to their resource names which can be manipulated by attacker to place files at desired location on the system Apktool runs on. Affected environments are those in which an attacker may write/overwrite any file that user has write access, and either user name is known or cwd is under user folder. Commit d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712 contains a patch for this issue.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 1.3% · top 30.0% CWE-22 · Path traversal
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score
1.3%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 2 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Apktool is a tool for reverse engineering Android APK files. In versions 2.9.1 and prior, Apktool infers resource files' output path according to their resource names which can be manipulated by attacker to place files at desired location on the system Apktool runs on. Affected environments are those in which an attacker may write/overwrite any file that user has write access, and either user name is known or cwd is under user folder. Commit d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712 contains a patch for this issue.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712 Patch
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqv-2xv4-5h5w ExploitPatchVendor Advisory
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/commit/d348c43b24a9de350ff6e5bd610545a10c1fc712 Patch
https://github.com/iBotPeaches/Apktool/security/advisories/GHSA-2hqv-2xv4-5h5w ExploitPatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2024-21633), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.