CVE-2026-97023
Flatpak: flatpak: arbitrary file deletion in root context via path traversal in deploy directory export/bin
- 7.1HighCVSS base score
- 0.46%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 60% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- NonePublic exploitsnone known yet
Description
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By redhat
- 5 days later
· 5 days later
Published
- 44 days later
· 44 days later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| redhatCNA (assigner) | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
| NVDNVD · Awaiting Analysis | 3.1 | High7.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.46% · top 60% of all CVEs (11 Nov 2026)
- CISA SSVC
- Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.1.
Affected products
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- unaffected 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- unaffected 0:1.18.0-2.el10_3.4 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
- unaffected 0:1.16.0-5.el10_0.8 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- unaffected 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- unaffected 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- unaffected 0:1.12.9-6.el9_9.5 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- unaffected 0:1.12.7-5.el9_2.7 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
- unaffected 0:1.12.9-3.el9_4.7 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
- unaffected 0:1.12.9-4.el9_6.7 – < *
Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
All versions: affected
What to do
Workaround: Avoid installing Flatpak apps from non-trusted publishers, particularly in system-wide deployments.
References
References12
- RHSA-2026:89849 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:89850 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:89859 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:95061 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:95062 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:95063 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:95064 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:98490 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:98595 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2542606 (opens in a new tab)issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54 (opens in a new tab)
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2026-88442 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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