CVE-2026-97024

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as passwd, group, machine-id, or resolv.conf) to be emptied or replaced with a symlink when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the write is performed as root.

CVSS v3 7.1 HIGH

7.1^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 4.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97024
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542625
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8xgq-v545-vgvf

Configurations

No configuration.

History

26 Oct 2026, 11:16

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26 Oct 2026, 10:16

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29 Sep 2026, 04:18

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-29 04:18

Updated : 2026-10-26 11:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-97024

Mitre link : CVE-2026-97024

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-97024

JSON object : View

Products Affected

No product.

CWE

CWE-61

UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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