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TI-2026-21199 Aliases CVE-2026-26208

ADB Explorer Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Insecure Deserialization

Priority HIGH 69CWE-502Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-502.

Summary

ADB Explorer is a fluent UI for ADB on Windows. Prior to Beta 0.9.26020, ADB Explorer is vulnerable to Insecure Deserialization leading to Remote Code Execution. The application attempts to deserialize the App.txt settings file using Newtonsoft.Json with TypeNameHandling set to Objects. This allows an attacker to supply a crafted JSON file containing a gadget chain (e.g., ObjectDataProvider) to execute arbitrary code when the application launches and subsequently saves its settings. This vulnerability is fixed in Beta 0.9.26020.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00265 18th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Alex4SSBADB-Explorer< Beta 0.9.26020—No fix listedCNA
  • ADB-Explorer VendorAlex4SSB Affected < Beta 0.9.26020 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-26208
  2. 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the below the 50th percentile

References

Other 4

  • TI-2026-22001 ADB-Explorer: UNC Path Support in ManualAdbPath Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-21567 ADB Explorer is Vulnerable to Arbitrary Directory Deletion via Command-Line Argument CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
  • TI-2026-21444 ADB Explorer Vulnerable to RCE via Insufficient Input Validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8

Sources

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