CVE-2026-97023

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the export/bin directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause deletion of attacker-chosen files outside the deployment directory when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the deletion is performed as root.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:16

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859 -

26 Oct 2026, 10:16

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References
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849 -
  • () https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850 -

26 Oct 2026, 08:17

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References
  • () https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542606 -

28 Sep 2026, 19:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-28 19:16

Updated : 2026-10-26 11:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-97023

Mitre link : CVE-2026-97023

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-97023


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following