Description
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.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
X_Refsource_Confirm x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/skylot/jadx/security/advisories/GHSA-w6f5-h4x4-rfpj
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/skylot/jadx/commit/5a6e660b4663d998d52c7dc4511299f3368ef611
X_Refsource_Misc x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/skylot/jadx/releases/tag/v1.5.6
Scores
CVSS v4
8.4
EPSS
0.0015
EPSS Percentile
4.8%
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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-94
Status
published
Products (1)
skylot/jadx
< 1.5.6
Published
Jul 14, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 15, 2026