Authenticated file read via icon path traversal
Published Aug 18, 2026 · Updated Aug 19, 2026
Path traversal in find_icon_path_zip in MobSF before 4.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via crafted ZIP or APK uploads. The function treats the manifest android:icon value as a filesystem path, uses strip('/res') and path joins without rejecting ../ or verifying containment under the extracted res directory, and then copies any existing allowed-suffix file into DWD_DIR under a predictable md5-icon name. Exploitation requires scan permissions, direct retrieval is limited to files whose suffix is in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS, and the icon_path report field also exposes a file-existence oracle for other targets.
Summary
What happened
Path traversal in find_icon_path_zip in MobSF before 4.5.1 allows remote authenticated users to read server files via crafted ZIP or APK uploads. The function treats the manifest android:icon value as a filesystem path, uses strip('/res') and path joins without rejecting ../ or verifying containment under the extracted res directory, and then copies any existing allowed-suffix file into DWD_DIR under a predictable md5-icon name. Exploitation requires scan permissions, direct retrieval is limited to files whose suffix is in ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS, and the icon_path report field also exposes a file-existence oracle for other targets.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-68922
- Published
- Aug 18, 2026
- Updated
- Aug 19, 2026
- Vendor
- OpenSecurity
- Product
- Mobile Security Framework (MobSF)
- Classifications
- CWE-22, T1005
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 18, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 19, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=< 4.5.1
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Public exploit references
- ZIP upload proof of concept in GHSA-8j49-mmcx-4mp5proof of concept · demonstrated
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