# CVE-2026-68922: MobSF: Arbitrary File Read via Path Traversal in ZIP Uploads

- Also known as: PYSEC-2026-3689, GHSA-8J49-MMCX-4MP5
- Severity: CVSS 5.5 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.5.1
- Published: 2026-08-18 · Updated: 2026-08-19

## Affected

- MobSF Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF: fixed in 4.5.1
- mobsf (PyPI): fixed in 4.5.1

## Description

MobSF is a mobile application security testing tool used. Prior to 4.5.1, find_icon_path_zip in mobsf/StaticAnalyzer/views/android/icon_analysis.py uses the Android manifest android:icon value to construct paths under the scan resource directory without rejecting traversal or verifying containment, allowing an authenticated user to upload a crafted ZIP or APK that reads a server file with an ALLOWED_EXTENSIONS suffix, copies it to DWD_DIR as the predictable name -icon., and retrieves it through the /download/ endpoint. The same behavior provides a file-existence oracle through the icon_path report field. This issue is fixed in version 4.5.1.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on MobSF Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF, mobsf, upgrade to a fixed version (4.5.1) per the references below.
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## Related

- Browse: [PyPI packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/pypi.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/security/advisories/GHSA-8j49-mmcx-4mp5
- https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/pull/2627
- https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/commit/62563ca429a75b3e5d47a13b958e1d2e7d5e2bbf
- https://github.com/MobSF/Mobile-Security-Framework-MobSF/releases/tag/v4.5.1

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