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• Update 1: 2019/01/17 8:10am PST
  We reached out to the ES File Explorer devs to try and get their side of the story, or at least find out if steps were being taken to eliminate this
• Update 2: 2019/01/18 8:34am PST
  While it was good to hear that a fix was in the works, we still had questions. And in particular, was the "http vulnerability" the devs mentioned the primary file-access

In the early days of Android, ES File Explorer was one of the better ways to manage your storage.

[Update: Fix now available] ES File Explorer vulnerability leaves your files exposed to anyone on the same network was written by the awesome team at Android Police.

• Update 1: 2019/01/17 8:10am PST
  We reached out to the ES File Explorer devs to try and get their side of the story, or at least find out if steps were being taken to eliminate this

In the early days of Android, ES File Explorer was one of the better ways to manage your storage. That hasn't been true for a long time, though. Not only is the app rather cluttered and buggy, security researcher Elliot Alderson (@fs0c131y on Twitter) points out this app makes your files vulnerable to theft.

[Update: Developer response] ES File Explorer vulnerability leaves your files exposed to anyone on the same network was written by the awesome team at Android Police.