---
id: CVE-2026-97023
title: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the export/bin
  directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause
  deletion of attacker-chosen files outside the deployment directory when the
  app is installed o…
summary: >-
  A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the export/bin
  directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause
  deletion of attacker-chosen files outside the deployment directory when the
  app is installed o…
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-61
vendor: Red Hat
product: flatpak
affected:
  - flatpak (all versions)
  - flatpak (all versions)
  - flatpak (all versions)
  - flatpak (all versions)
published: '2026-09-28'
updated: '2026-09-28'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-28T19:16:50.710'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97023'
references:
  - url: 'https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-5p67-xh8x-rq54'
    label: secalert@redhat.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-09-28T19:19:07.734Z'
---

## Overview

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the export/bin directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause deletion of attacker-chosen files outside the deployment directory when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the deletion is performed as root.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.