Description (CNA)
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.
Affected (CNA)
| Vendor / product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
| Red Hat / Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
CWE
CWE-61
References
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54
ADP enrichment
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