The shell theme installer in gnome-tweaks extracts user-supplied ZIP archives without validating archive member paths. As a result, a crafted theme archive can write files outside ~/.themes by using ../ path traversal, absolute paths, or symlink entries.
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Information
Published : 2026-09-08 09:18
Updated : 2026-09-09 16:17
NVD link : CVE-2026-74859
Mitre link : CVE-2026-74859
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-74859
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CWE
CWE-22
Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
