CVE-2026-55888
Public on 2026-10-23
Modified on 2026-10-26
Description
XDG Desktop Portal is a desktop integration portal. Prior to version 1.22.1, malicious sandboxed applications can use the FileChooser.SaveFiles method to gain arbitrary file access to non-existing files on the host (limited to files the user has access to). The FileChooser.SaveFiles method takes optional filenames which get appended to the selected directory by backends. The backends are supposed to check that the file does not exist yet. The filenames are not validated by the frontend and also not by common backends. This issue has been patched in version 1.22.1.
Severity
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CVSS v3 Base Score
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Affected Packages
| Platform | Package | Release Date | Advisory | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xdg-desktop-portal | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xdg-desktop-portal | Pending Fix | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | xdg-desktop-portal | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xdg-desktop-portal-gnome | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | xdg-desktop-portal-gnome | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2 - Core | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2023 | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | Not Affected | ||
| Amazon Linux 2027 Preview | xdg-desktop-portal-gtk | Not Affected |
CVSS Scores
| Score Type | Score | Vector | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amazon Linux | CVSSv3 | 8.2 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |