CVE-2026-96281 (GCVE-0-2026-96281)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-27 21:00 – Updated: 2026-09-27 21:16
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Flatpak: flatpak: unprivileged active user can bypass anti-downgrade checks for system apps/runtimes
Summary
On a multi-user system, a user with an active local login session could downgrade a system-wide Flatpak app to an older version by removing the app's remote ref via the unprivileged system-helper RemoveLocalRef method, causing the anti-downgrade check to fail to find a reference date. A malicious local user could use this to expose other users of the same system to an app version with unfixed vulnerabilities.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96281 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539421 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT |
| https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advis… |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
|
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
|
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 |
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
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Date Public
2026-08-11 00:00
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