CVE-2026-27615: Alex4SSB ADB-Explorer · Path Traversal: 'UNCsharename'
Affects Alex4SSB ADB-ExplorerSource CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.8 High.
Data as of 29 Oct 2026, 19:04 UTC
- EPSS
- 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 16% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:HExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 25 Feb 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 29 Oct 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Alex4SSBADB-Explorer | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
- Immediately update ADB-Explorer to version Beta 0.9.26022 or later, which contains the fix preventing UNC path usage for 'ManualAdbPath'.
- Implement strict controls on the distribution and execution of shortcuts and configuration files related to ADB-Explorer, ensuring they originate from trusted sources only.
- Educate users, especially developers and IT staff, about the risks of running untrusted shortcuts or configuration files, emphasizing the social engineering aspect of this attack.
- Employ endpoint protection solutions capable of detecting and blocking execution of binaries from untrusted network shares or unusual UNC paths.
- Restrict network access to SMB shares and monitor for unusual UNC path access attempts on Windows hosts running ADB-Explorer.
- Use application whitelisting to prevent execution of unauthorized binaries, particularly those loaded from network shares.
- Regularly audit and monitor ADB-Explorer configurations to detect unauthorized changes to the 'ManualAdbPath' setting.
- Consider isolating development environments or using virtual machines for running tools like ADB-Explorer to limit the blast radius of potential exploitation.
Description
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.