CVE-2026-97023EPSS p18.8%

CVE-2026-97023CVE-2026-97023

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.

Scoring

CVSS 7.1 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS0.28% probability of exploitation · percentile 18.8% · 2026-10-05T12:00:23Z
Last modified2026-09-29
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.