ADB-Explorer: UNC Path Support in ManualAdbPath Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE)

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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-27615",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ADB-Explorer: UNC Path Support in ManualAdbPath Leads to Remote Code Execution (RCE)",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-27615",
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    "severity": "high",
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          "type": "CVSS_V4",
          "score": "CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H"
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              "type": "GIT",
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      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:49.100424719Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/Alex4SSB/ADB-Explorer/security/advisories/GHSA-3f27-jp2g-hwhr",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/27xxx/CVE-2026-27615.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27615"
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          "CWE-40",
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        "cna_assigner": "GitHub_M",
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 517463,
  "published_at": "2026-02-25T02:33:53.553+00:00"
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