HIGH 7.1 NVD
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 attac
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.
Remediation
$ sudo apt install --only-upgrade flatpakReferences
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54
This high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.1 was published on 2026-09-28 via NVD. A remediation command is available below.
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