{"id":"CVE-2026-5674","title":"A flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server","summary":"A flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escape sandboxed applications, such as Flatpak, by exploiting PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer. An attacker with minimal permissions wit…","severity":"high","cvss":8.8,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H","cwe":["CWE-427"],"published":"2026-07-16","updated":"2026-08-03","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-5674","references":[{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47082","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47083","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5674","label":"secalert@redhat.com"},{"url":"https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455341","label":"secalert@redhat.com"}],"tags":["nvd"],"epss":0.00206,"epssPercentile":0.11015,"ingestedAt":"2026-08-03T08:24:02.179Z","slug":"CVE-2026-5674","body":"## Overview\n\nA flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escape sandboxed applications, such as Flatpak, by exploiting PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer. An attacker with minimal permissions within a sandboxed environment can load a malicious library, leading to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox and potential compromise of the user's system.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":48,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":48.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}