01 Record
CVE-2026-90616
In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host, which can be escalated to arbitrary code execution on the host, a different
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base score7.4 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host, which can be escalated to arbitrary code execution on the host, a different
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- Not scored by EPSS
- EPSS percentile
- Not scored by EPSS
- NVD base score
- 7.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-12.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-09-12 20:00Z8 HR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-09-12 20:00Z8 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-12
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.4)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-61UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) FollowingCompound
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 8328b1f82fa7f9d17505924ba92a8cabaeaa394f45ac3ca41c7872a718160629
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
07 Remediation
https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/478072972056d2d15c768c246f80abdf83cf0e5e