Name: CVE-2026-97024: UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2026-09-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2026-97024, CWE-61, CVSS 7.1, EPSS 0.00379

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.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 7.1
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Debian	—	Upgrade flatpak	Sep 30, 2026	Sep 29, 2026
Redhat_linux	—	No solution exists	Sep 30, 2026	Sep 28, 2026

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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