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CVE-2026-96282: Flatpak: flatpak: extension metadata path traversal file existence oracle

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 12/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.23% (FIRST EPSS).
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.
  • Fixed version: flatpak (Debian:13) 1.16.6-1~deb13u2; flatpak (Debian:14) 1.18.1-1; flatpak (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7) 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to flatpak (Debian:13) 1.16.6-1~deb13u2; flatpak (Debian:14) 1.18.1-1; flatpak (SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7) 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS

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.

LowCVSS 3.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Sep 27, 2026
Updated
Nov 6, 2026
EPSS
0.2% · 15th percentile

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Action score

12

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
12 / 40 · 3.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.2%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
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CNA · redhat
3.1
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Affected systems

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Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (redhat). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

    • all versionsaffected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

    • all versionsaffected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8

    • all versionsaffected

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

    • all versionsaffected

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Debian:12flatpakfrom 0—
Debian:13flatpakbefore 1.16.6-1~deb13u21.16.6-1~deb13u2
Debian:14flatpakbefore 1.18.1-11.18.1-1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Desktop Applications 15 SP7flatpakbefore 1.16.6-150600.3.12.11.16.6-150600.3.12.1
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSflatpakbefore 1.4.2-3.15.11.4.2-3.15.1

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

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  • CVE-2026-76578Ipa: freeipa: freeipa: unauthenticated ldap client can obtain administrator credentials via the self-managed-token aci
    39Monitor

Published before and after this one in the same product

  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-96280Sep 27, 2026 · Flatpak: flatpak: buffer overflow in oci delta stream path names on 32-bit systems
    30Monitor
  • ← EarlierCVE-2026-96281Sep 27, 2026 · Flatpak: flatpak: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes
    24Monitor
  • Later →CVE-2026-96283Sep 27, 2026 · Flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user cancelpull orphans another user's ongoing pull
    13Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
debian:flatpak1.16.6-1~deb13u2 · Debian:13Package registry (OSV)
suse:flatpak1.4.2-3.15.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5-LTSSPackage registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2026-8776618 days apartBubblewrap: bubblewrap: symlink traversal via /oldroot allows writing files outside sandbox during setup
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2026-7965533 days apartSos: sos: path traversal in sos clean tar extraction via unvalidated symlink/hardlink targets leads to arbitrary file write
    31Monitor
  • CVE-2026-11837109 days apartAnsible-collection-ansible-posix: ansible.posix authorized_key: local privilege escalation via symlink-following chown
    29Monitor
  • CVE-2026-7269447 days apartMrtg: mrtg daemon symlink-following chown allows local privilege escalation via pid file path manipulation
    28Monitor
  • CVE-2026-962790 days apartFlatpak: flatpak: path traversal issue in oci archive extraction via hardlinks
    26Monitor
  • CVE-2026-11180219 days apartNautilus: nautilus: arbitrary file deletion via trash symlink
    26Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • Special conditions such as timing or configuration are required.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
High
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-59 · Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

nvd-secondary

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓
  2. SSVC exploitation— → none

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References

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