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CVE-2026-96807: In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can replace ~/.var/app/$appid/.ld.so with a symlink, causing regenerate_ld_cache to write files at an arbitrary location. The filenames and content are not attacker con

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What it means

Priority 45/100

NIST National Vulnerability Database ha pubblicato CVE-2026-96807. La rilevanza va confermata rispetto alle tecnologie effettivamente in uso.

Why it matters

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In Flatpak before 1.18.1, a malicious sandboxed app can replace ~/.var/app/$appid/.ld.so with a symlink, causing regenerate_ld_cache to write files at an arbitrary location. The filenames and content are not attacker controlled, making this hard to exploit.

Source
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Publishing entity
NIST National Vulnerability Database
Entity type
National authority
Area
North America · US
Original language
en · translation in preparation
Publication
23/09/2026 19:17
CVE
CVE-2026-96807
Classification
Medium
Stated country
US
Technical scope

Affected products and versions

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