CVE-2026-97023

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Flatpak (affected versions not specified)

Description A path traversal issue exists in the way the software handles the export/bin directory during app deployment. This allows a malicious application to trigger the deletion of arbitrary files located outside the deployment directory during installation or upgrade processes. In the case of system-wide installations, these deletions are executed with root privileges.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.