![]() ![]() ![]() The vulnerability was patched via an update issued by ES File Explorer, yet Avast data shows more than 60,000 users still running a vulnerable version of the app. The older versions of the app start an unauthenticated web server, typically after the app is opened by the user at least once, and allows anyone connected to the same network, which can include public Wi-Fi networks and business networks, to interact with the application and access all files on the Android device’s file system. ES File Explorer is a file manager, which has been downloaded more than 100,000,000 times from the Google Play Store. ![]() Recently, an interesting vulnerability was discovered by French security researcher, Elliot Alderson, in the Android app ES File Explorer (version 4.1.9.7.4 and below). The program developer has issued a fix, and users should update immediately. ![]()
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