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CVE-2026-97023

HIGH CVSS: 7.1 Published: 2026-09-28 Modified: 2026-09-28

Description

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.

Affected Platforms

Unknown

Weakness Type

CWE-61

References