CVE-2026-96279GHSA-9rww-v4mm-x4jg
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10: Flatpak: flatpak: path traversal issue in oci archive extraction via hardlinks
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Operating systems
CVSS
6.5MediumExploitationNo known exploitationNot in CISA KEV, which does not prove it is unexploitedCISA KEV
Exploit odds (EPSS)0.63%Chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 49% of CVEs. Scored 23 Oct 2026FIRST EPSS
Fixed inNone listedNo source names a fixed version. Check the vendor advisory below
What fixes it
No source in this snapshot names a fixed version. The vendor advisories under References are the place to check.
Description
A malicious OCI registry can hardlink arbitrary host files into the extraction directory when a user installs or updates a Flatpak application from an OCI remote, allowing disclosure of arbitrary host file contents. For system-wide installs running as root, this includes sensitive files such as /etc/shadow.
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