CVE-2026-97024 — Flatpak: flatpak: arbitrary write in root context via path traversal in deploy directory files/etc
A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as …
Published: 2026-09-29 · CVSS: 7.1 · CVSS 3.1
A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as passwd, group, machine-id, or resolv.conf) to be emptied or replaced with a symlink when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the write is performed as root.
Source: CVE Program · Revision 8b16575c39f1e1810c5e863010da073d2d3285e7