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01 Record

CVE-2026-96281

Flatpak: flatpak: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: redhat
CNA base score6.2 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

02 Description

Flatpak: flatpak: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes

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
0.17% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Ranks above 6.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
6.2 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD analysis status
Received. NVD last modified this record on 2026-09-27.
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
2026-09-27 21:00Z1 DAY AGO
Last updated
2026-09-27 21:16Z1 DAY AGO
Reserved
2026-09-22
Assigning CNA
redhat
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 6.2)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
  • CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
Data version
5.2
Document digest
f12de9801b57ce0975e8d6d68847debf496c51520e07551dda67dc30c99dc0a8

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 10Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 7Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 8Not specified—
Red HatRed Hat Enterprise Linux 9Not specified—

06 References