CVE-2026-96284

A malicious user can get read-access to files in the flatpak-system-helper context if a system OCI repository is configured, because the OCI code paths in the system helper follow symlinks when importing OCI images that are under the user's control.

CVSS v3 2.5 LOW

2.5^/10

CVSS v3 : LOW

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96284
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539423
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-2fxp-43j9-pwvc

Configurations

No configuration.

History

27 Sep 2026, 23:17

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-27 23:17

Updated : 2026-09-29 21:29

NVD link : CVE-2026-96284

Mitre link : CVE-2026-96284

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-96284

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

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