High 7.1Published Sep 28, 2026

CVE-2026-97023Flatpak: flatpak: arbitrary file deletion in root context via path traversal in deploy directory export/bin

Updated under an hour ago (2026-10-19 06:50 UTC)

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It affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. Add what you run to find out whether that includes you.

EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.28%, higher than 19% of scored CVEs.

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Exploited in the last 30 days

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.

CVSS: 7.1 HIGH (v3.1, CNA)CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-61
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): 0.28% (percentile 19)
Assigned by: redhat
NVD analysis: Awaiting Analysis
Record last updated: Sep 28, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Oct 9, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 redhat:enterprise_linux	10	CNA record

References

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023vdb-entry, x-refsource-redhat
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54

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