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CVE-2026-97027 json

Flatpak: flatpak: denial of service via unsanitized keys in exported desktop entry / d-bus service files

published last mo. modified 5d ago also EUVD-2026-88554 , GHSA-v64f-hrwr-j4vh

Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory

Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository flatpak/flatpak. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.

cvss
3.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.1%
EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 2%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Flatpak passes through arbitrary vendor-extension keys unmodified when exporting an application's Desktop Entry (.desktop) and D-Bus Service (.service) files, instead of validating against an allowlist. A malicious Flatpak app can use this to cause denial of service (e.g. forced application restart loops) or to influence host D-Bus/systemd activation behavior beyond what the sandbox is intended to permit.

Patch / fix

  • flatpak Debian 13 1.16.6-1~deb13u3
  • flatpak Debian 14 1.18.4-1

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97027

  • flatpak openSUSE Tumbleweed 1.18.4-1.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:11918-1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-97027 updated cvss 3.6

flatpak: flatpak: Denial of service via unsanitized keys in exported Desktop Entry / D-Bus Service files

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-builder, flatpak 1.18.0-1.el10 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-selinux, flatpak 1.18.0-1.el10, flatpak-session-helper Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-selinux, flatpak 1.18.0-1.el10, flatpak-session-helper Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 flatpak 1.18.0-1.el10
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Only install applications from trusted sources.”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
last mo.

Exploit prediction

0.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 2% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 3.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L

Affected products

  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References

Sources

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The maintainers of flatpak/flatpak published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.