Flatpak writes the OCI repository authentication token with world-readable permissions (0644) in the system-helper's cache directory, allowing other local users on a multi-user system to read the token and impersonate the authenticated user against the OCI repository. Only OCI-based sources (e.g. as used by Fedora) are affected; libostree-based sources such as Flathub are not.
CVSS Details
- CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 3.2
- CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Covered by Rapid7
| Product | Vendor Advisory | Solution File | Added | Published |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debian | — | Upgrade flatpak | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
| Redhat_linux | — | No solution exists | Sep 30, 2026 | Sep 28, 2026 |
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