CVE-2026-97027
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
Description
Flatpak passes through arbitrary vendor-extension keys unmodified when exporting an application's Desktop Entry (.desktop) and D-Bus Service (.service) files, instead of validating against an allowlist. A malicious Flatpak app can use this to cause denial of service (e.g. forced application restart loops) or to influence host D-Bus/systemd activation behavior beyond what the sandbox is intended to permit.
Severity
LOW
CVSS score
3.6
(v3.1)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-09-28 21:17:20.067000
Last modified
2026-11-06 20:17:32.193000
View original CVE JSON
{
"id": "CVE-2026-97027",
"sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
"published": "2026-09-28T21:17:20.067",
"lastModified": "2026-11-06T20:17:32.193",
"vulnStatus": "Awaiting Analysis",
"cveTags": [],
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"lang": "en",
"value": "Flatpak passes through arbitrary vendor-extension keys unmodified when exporting an application's Desktop Entry (.desktop) and D-Bus Service (.service) files, instead of validating against an allowlist. A malicious Flatpak app can use this to cause denial of service (e.g. forced application restart loops) or to influence host D-Bus/systemd activation behavior beyond what the sandbox is intended to permit."
}
],
"affected": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"affectedData": [
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "flatpak",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:10"
]
},
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
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"packageName": "flatpak",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/o:redhat:rhel_els:7"
]
},
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "flatpak",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:8"
]
},
{
"vendor": "Red Hat",
"product": "Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9",
"defaultStatus": "affected",
"collectionURL": "https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/",
"packageName": "flatpak",
"cpes": [
"cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:9"
]
}
]
}
],
"metrics": {
"cvssMetricV31": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"cvssData": {
"version": "3.1",
"vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L",
"baseScore": 3.6,
"baseSeverity": "LOW",
"attackVector": "LOCAL",
"attackComplexity": "LOW",
"privilegesRequired": "NONE",
"userInteraction": "REQUIRED",
"scope": "CHANGED",
"confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
"integrityImpact": "NONE",
"availabilityImpact": "LOW"
},
"exploitabilityScore": 1.8,
"impactScore": 1.4
}
],
"ssvcV203": [
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"timestamp": "2026-09-29T19:39:47.160409Z",
"id": "CVE-2026-97027",
"options": [
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"exploitation": "none"
},
{
"automatable": "no"
},
{
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}
],
"role": "CISA Coordinator",
"version": "2.0.3"
}
}
]
},
"weaknesses": [
{
"source": "[email protected]",
"type": "Secondary",
"description": [
{
"lang": "en",
"value": "CWE-20"
}
]
}
],
"references": [
{
"url": "https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97027",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542683",
"source": "[email protected]"
},
{
"url": "https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-v64f-hrwr-j4vh",
"source": "[email protected]"
}
]
}