{"id":"CVE-2026-97023","aliases":[],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2026-97023","summary":"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…","details":"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.","published":"2026-09-28T19:16:50.710","modified":"2026-09-28T19:16:50.710","cvss":{"score":7.1,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":null,"affectedPackages":[],"fix":null,"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","NVD","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-09-28T19:16:50.710"}}