CVE record · CVE-2026-97024

Flatpak: flatpak: arbitrary write in root context via path traversal in deploy directory files/etc

CVSS 7.1 HighEPSS 0.0047 · 40th percentile

Published by the CVE Program (CNA: redhat) at 29 Sept 2026, 03:23 UTC. agentprime has not analysed this yet, so whether it affects any app is not known. This CVE names a vendor and product rather than a package, so the lockfile check doesn’t match it.

Affected products, as the CNA wrote them
Vendor	Product	Versions
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.16.0-5.el10_0.8 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.12.7-5.el9_2.7 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.12.9-3.el9_4.7 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	unaffected 0:1.12.9-4.el9_6.7 to before * rpm Other versions: affected
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 Package name: flatpak https://access.redhat.com/downloads/content/package-browser/	No versions given Other versions: affected

Identifiers: CVE-2026-97024
CNA: redhat
Weakness (CWE): CWE-61
Tags: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP Solutions
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update Support
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
CWE-61
Published: 29 Sept 2026
Updated: 5 Nov 2026

Not analysed yet

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Severity and exploitation

Score	Rating	CVSS	Vector	Source
7.1	High	3.1	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H	CNA (redhat)

CISA KEV Not listed.
EPSS 0.0047, the 40th percentile, on 5 Nov 2026: FIRST’s estimate of the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Timeline

29 Sept 2026, 03:23 UTC Confirmed by the CVE List
29 Sept 2026, 04:18 UTC Confirmed by NVD

Sources

References from the CNA

access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89849 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89850 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:89859 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95061 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95062 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95063 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:95064 vendor-advisoryredhat
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97024 vdb-entryredhat
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542625 issue-trackingredhat
github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8xgq-v545-vgvf

Facts on this page come from the CVE List as the CNA published them, with CVSS from the sources named above, CISA KEV and FIRST EPSS. Vendors, products and versions are shown as the CNA wrote them. We don’t reproduce the CVE’s description.