CVE-2026-97027

Public on 2026-09-28
Modified on 2026-10-01
Description
When Flatpak exports an application's Desktop Entry and D-Bus Service files, it rewrites Exec= to go
through the flatpak run wrapper and removes a small handful of known-dangerous keys. All other keys are
passed through unmodified.

Both file formats allow arbitrary vendor-extension keys, and desktop environments and D-Bus daemons act on
many of them. A malicious application can exploit this to interact with host functionality in ways the
sandbox is intended to prevent.

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-v64f-hrwr-j4vh
Severity
Medium severity
Medium
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CVSS v3 Base Score
5.0
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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 Pending Fix
Amazon Linux 2023 flatpak-builder Not Affected
Amazon Linux 2027 Preview flatpak-builder Not Affected

CVSS Scores

Score Type Score Vector
Amazon Linux CVSSv3 5.0 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:L