Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2026-90616

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available. - 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...

DEBIAN-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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

UBUNTU-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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

CVE-2026-90616

In Flatpak before 1.18.1 , a malicious sandboxed app can gain arbitrary read and write access to host files , escapable to arbitrary code execution on the host. The root cause is a missing symlink protection in the bind-mounting process: Flatpak creates app data directories (e.g., /var/cache, /va...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

EUVD-2026-76911

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

CVE-2026-90616: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

PT-2026-90721

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Flatpak versions prior to 1.18.1 Description A malicious sandboxed application can obtain arbitrary read and write access to files on the host, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. This occurs because Flatpak creates app data...

CVE-2026-90616: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

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 vulnerability than CVE-2026-76925. Flatpak creates a few app data directories e.g., /var/cache, /var/dat...

USN-8741-1: Flatpak vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Flatpak did not properly validate paths in sandbox-expose options. A malicious or compromised Flatpak app could use app-controlled symlinks to access arbitrary host files and gain code execution in the host context. This issue was addressed in Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubunt...

USN-8741-1 flatpak vulnerabilities

It was discovered that Flatpak did not properly validate paths in sandbox-expose options. A malicious or compromised Flatpak app could use app-controlled symlinks to access arbitrary host files and gain code execution in the host context. This issue was addressed in Ubuntu Ubuntu 20.04 LTS, Ubunt...

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : Flatpak vulnerabilities (USN-8741-1)

The remote Ubuntu 18.04 LTS / 20.04 LTS / 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS host has packages installed that are affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the USN-8741-1 advisory. It was discovered that Flatpak did not properly validate paths in sandbox-expose options. A malicious or compromised...

Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: flatpak (UTSA-2025-002801)

The Unity Linux 20 host has a package installed that is affected by a vulnerability as referenced in the UTSA-2025-002801 advisory. Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4 contain a...

EUVD-2026-71774

A flaw was found in Flatpak. A Time-of-check to time-of-use TOCTOU race condition exists in the org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper component. This vulnerability occurs because a privileged chmod operation executes before the OSTree repository validation within the Deploy function. An attacker c...