CVE-2026-86320

A flaw was found in flatpak-builder where Git hooks are not disabled when applying patch sources with use-git-am: true. An attacker who can provide a malicious source containing a Git post-applypatch hook can cause the hook to execute on the host during the build process, resulting in arbitrary code execution with the privileges of the user running flatpak-builder.

  • Published Sep 17, 2026
  • CVSS 7.8 high
  • 0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-86320 at the National Vulnerability Database