CVE-2026-96275

Public on 2026-09-23
Modified on 2026-09-24
Description
A malicious or compromised Flatpak repository can write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem via extract_extra_data(). On system installs, the write happens as root. Two issues combine: `files/extra` is resolved via path operations that follow symlinks, and blob names from `xa.extra-data-sources` are not sanitized against `..` traversal.
Severity
Important severity
Important
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CVSS v3 Base Score
8.8
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Affected Packages

Platform Package Release Date Advisory Status
Amazon Linux 2 - Core flatpak Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 flatpak Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview flatpak Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2023 flatpak-builder Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview flatpak-builder Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H