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CVE-2024-21633

Arbitrary file write on Decoding

7.8 HighPublic exploitFix available

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.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

1.33%Up 1.3 points since Jan 18, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.8

Arbitrary file write on Decoding

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.

Record
CVE-2024-21633
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-19273 7.8

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.

Record
EUVD-2024-19273
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 7.8

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.

Record
CVE-2024-21633
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 7.8

Arbitrary file write on Decoding

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.

Record
CVE-2024-21633
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-22
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2024-21633 7.8

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.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2024-21633
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2024-21633 7.8

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.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2024-21633
CVSS 3.1
7.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
apktool
Debian:12
before 2.7.0+dfsg-6+deb12u1, plus listed versions
2.7.0+dfsg-6
2.7.0+dfsg-6+deb12u1
apktool
Debian:13
before 2.7.0+dfsg-7
2.7.0+dfsg-7
apktool
Debian:14
before 2.7.0+dfsg-7
2.7.0+dfsg-7
apktool
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.0.2+dfsg-12.0.2+dfsg-2
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.2.4+dfsg-12.3.0+dfsg-12.3.1+dfsg-12.3.4-1~18.04
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:20.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.4.0-1
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:22.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.5.0+dfsg.1-2build1
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:24.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.7.0+dfsg-62.7.0+dfsg-7
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:25.10
All versions, plus listed versions
2.7.0+dfsg-7
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:26.10
All versions, plus listed versions
2.7.0+dfsg-7.1ubuntu12.7.0+dfsg-7.2
None known
apktool
Ubuntu:26.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.7.0+dfsg-72.7.0+dfsg-7.1ubuntu1
None known

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
SourceLinkDate
NucleiMobSF - Path Traversal
PoC in GitHub0x33c0unt/CVE-2024-216332024-01-07

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2024-21633 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Apktool, published January 3, 2024. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.33%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in apktool 2.7.0+dfsg-6+deb12u1.

References

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