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Low · 3.1 CVE-2026-96282 EUVD-2026-88044

Flatpak: flatpak: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle

Published Sep 27, 2026 · Updated Nov 6, 2026 · Assigned by redhat

Description

A malicious Flatpak extension can probe the host filesystem to determine what files and directories exist at arbitrary paths, and host directory listings can be disclosed to sandboxed applications using the extension. Additionally, unvalidated extension metadata can cause extension content to be mounted at unintended locations inside the sandbox.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 — —
Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 — —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Debian 14 flatpak 1.18.1-1 —
Debian 13 flatpak 1.16.6-1~deb13u2 —
Debian 12 flatpak No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu 26.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS flatpak No fix yet —
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES 15 SP7 flatpak 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1
SLES 15 SP6 flatpak 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1
SLES 15 SP5 flatpak 1.16.6-150500.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5127-1
SLES 12 SP5 flatpak 1.4.2-3.15.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4610-1
Show 3 more (older releases, extended support, other products)
ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
SLES for SAP 15 SP6 flatpak 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1
SLES for SAP 15 SP5 flatpak 1.16.6-150500.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5127-1
SLE HPC 15 SP5 flatpak 1.16.6-150500.3.21.1 SUSE-SU-2026:5127-1

Advisories 3

References