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critical · CVSS v3 9.1

CVE-2026-97026

Flatpak creates temporary child repository directories under the user cache with world-writable permissions (0777). On m…

Description

Flatpak creates temporary child repository directories under the user cache with world-writable permissions (0777). On multi-user systems with a permissive umask, other local users could read or modify the temporary directory used while installing apps or runtimes, potentially causing installation failures (denial of service); tampered content would fail signature/digest verification rather than being trusted.

Scores

Severity
critical
CVSS v2
3.2
CVSS v3
9.1
CVSS v4
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EPSS
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