CVE-2026-96279

A malicious OCI registry can hardlink arbitrary host files into the extraction directory when a user installs or updates a Flatpak application from an OCI remote, allowing disclosure of arbitrary host file contents. For system-wide installs running as root, this includes sensitive files such as /etc/shadow.

  • Published Sep 27, 2026
  • CVSS 6.5 medium
  • 0.6% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)

Affected software

CVE-2026-96279 at the National Vulnerability Database