CVE-2026-97024

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Description

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as passwd, group, machine-id, or resolv.conf) to be emptied or replaced with a symlink when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the write is performed as root.

Severity

HIGH

CVSS score

7.1 (v3.1)

Vulnerability status

Awaiting Analysis

Source identifier

[email protected]

Published

2026-09-29 04:18:02.397000

Last modified

2026-10-26 11:16:39.023000

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  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-09-29T04:18:02.397",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-26T11:16:39.023",
  "vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
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          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
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      "url": "https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850",
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