Alex4SSB ADB-Explorer up to Beta 0.9.26019 JSON File Parser Newtonsoft.Json deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex4SSB ADB-Explorer up to Beta 0.9.26019. It has been declared as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file Newtonsoft.Json of the component JSON File Parser. Such manipulation leads to deserialization. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-26208. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Alex4SSB ADB-Explorer up to Beta 0.9.26019. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the file Newtonsoft.Json of the component JSON File Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

ADB Explorer is a fluent UI for ADB on Windows. Prior to Beta 0.9.26020, ADB Explorer is vulnerable to Insecure Deserialization leading to Remote Code Execution. The application attempts to deserialize the App.txt settings file using Newtonsoft.Json with TypeNameHandling set to Objects. This allows an attacker to supply a crafted JSON file containing a gadget chain (e.g., ObjectDataProvider) to execute arbitrary code when the application launches and subsequently saves its settings. This vulnerability is fixed in Beta 0.9.26020.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-26208 since 02/11/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available.

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Upgrading to version Beta 0.9.26020 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at github.com. Applying the patch 776f132cede86e1405520f2a28c78276dda5ab5a is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ADB-Explorer Beta 0.9.26020
Patch: 776f132cede86e1405520f2a28c78276dda5ab5a

Timelineinfo

02/11/2026 CVE reserved
02/13/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
02/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
02/13/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 294
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-26208 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-26208
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-345932

Entryinfo

Created: 02/13/2026 20:31
Changes: 02/13/2026 20:31 (68)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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