CVE-2026-97023
HIGH
MEDIUM
Priority: 0.03
BB Relevance:
64/100
Published: 2026-09-28
Modified: 2026-10-26
First seen: 2026-10-29
Status: active
Attack Surface
Network
Low Complexity
No Auth
CVSS Vector Breakdown
AV:
Network
AC:
Low
PR:
None
UI:
Required
S:
Unchanged
C:
None
I:
Low
A:
High
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.