Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Not directly. The vulnerability is local in nature, but an attacker can deliver a crafted shortcut or script through common channels (email attachments, shared drives, installer bundles) that a user might execute, making it practically exploitable through social engineering.

What level of access does an attacker need?

An attacker must be able to influence how ADB Explorer is launched for the victim. This can be as simple as convincing the user to run a provided shortcut or script; they do not need administrative privileges if the victim's user account has permission to delete the targeted directories.

What is the safest general fix pattern?

Restrict the data directory to a fixed, application-controlled root and prevent destructive operations from acting on arbitrary user-supplied paths. Instead of accepting unrestricted directories from the command line, use internally derived paths and apply strict allowlisting and canonicalization.

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

Improper Path Handling (CWE-22) in ADB Explorer Command-Line Data Directory

CVE-2026-27115

Published:

Feb 20, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

Recent Vulnerabilities

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

Remote Code Execution on the Router

April 6, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Remote Code Execution on Router Firmware

April 6, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Input Validation / Path Handling

CWE:

CWE-22;CWE-73

Impact:

Arbitrary File/Directory Deletion and Data Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Improper Input Validation / Path Handling

CWE:

CWE-22;CWE-73

Impact:

Arbitrary File/Directory Deletion and Data Loss

Severity:

HIGH RISK

(7.1)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Improper Path Handling (CWE-22) in ADB Explorer Command-Line Data Directory

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setGameSpeedCfg CGI Handler

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in Totolink A7100RU setFirewallType Handler

Vulnerability Type

Vulnerability Type

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