CVE-2026-74859 — Gnome-tweaks: path traversal in theme installer
The shell theme installer in gnome-tweaks extracts user-supplied ZIP archives without validating archive member paths. As a result, a crafted theme archive can write files outsi…
Published: 2026-09-08 · CVSS: 6.8 · CVSS 3.1
The shell theme installer in gnome-tweaks extracts user-supplied ZIP archives without validating archive member paths. As a result, a crafted theme archive can write files outside ~/.themes by using ../ path traversal, absolute paths, or symlink entries.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7