{"id":"CVE-2026-97023","title":"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 o…","summary":"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 o…","severity":"high","cvss":7.1,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H","cwe":["CWE-61"],"vendor":"Red Hat","product":"flatpak","affected":["flatpak (all versions)","flatpak (all versions)","flatpak (all versions)","flatpak (all versions)"],"published":"2026-09-28","updated":"2026-09-29","sourceUpdated":"2026-09-29T21:29:07.663","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97023","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97023.json"},{"url":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97023"},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97023"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542606","label":"RHBZ#2542606"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849","label":"RHSA-2026:89849"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850","label":"RHSA-2026:89850"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859","label":"RHSA-2026:89859"}],"tags":["nvd","cve.org","csaf","vex","red-hat"],"epss":0.00371,"epssPercentile":0.30883,"ssvc":{"exploitation":"none","automatable":"no","technicalImpact":"partial","timestamp":"2026-09-28T19:26:38.091416Z"},"ingestedAt":"2026-09-28T19:19:07.734Z","patched":["enterprise_linux_appstream_v_10","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_8","enterprise_linux_appstream_v_9","enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_10","enterprise_linux_crb_v_8","enterprise_linux_codeready_linux_builder_v_9"],"slug":"CVE-2026-97023","body":"## Overview\n\nA 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.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.\n\n## Vendor advisories\n\n- **Red Hat VEX** · Important · affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · no fix planned: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 · updated 2026-10-26 · [vex](https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-97023.json)\n- **RHSA-2026:89849** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 10), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 10) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849)\n- **RHSA-2026:89859** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CRB (v. 8) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859)\n- **RHSA-2026:89850** · Red Hat · fixed in: Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 9), Red Hat Enterprise Linux CodeReady Linux Builder (v. 9) · released 2026-10-26 · [advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850)","depth":"twilight","depthScore":39,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":39.1,"likelihood":0.1,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}