Flatpak xdg-desktop-portal before 1.20.4 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 allows any Flatpak app to trash any file in the host context via a symlink attack on g_file_trash.
CVE-2026-40354
Score 2.9 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: LOW) published 2026-04-11. NVD baseline CVSS 2.9; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 2.9
- EG Score
- 2.9(medium)
- EG Risk
- 13(Track)EG Risk 13/100SSVC: Track
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity29% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 3%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
April 11, 2026
Last Modified
April 27, 2026
References (4)
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.20.4
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.21.1
- cve@mitrehttps://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/security/advisories/GHSA-rqr9-jwwf-wxgj
- cve@mitrehttps://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/10/14
Patch Availability(1)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | xdg-desktop-portal-tests (1.18.4-1ubuntu2.24.04.2) @ noble | 2026-06-14 | ubuntu |
Patches are aggregated from vendor advisories (Red Hat, Microsoft, Cisco, GitHub) and package ecosystems (OSV, GHSA). Multiple rows for the same upstream release have been deduplicated.
Affected Packages
(4 across 4 ecosystems)
Debian:11(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-desktop-portal | 1.10.1-1 ... 1.8.1-1 (58 versions) | — | — |
Debian:12(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-desktop-portal | 1.16.0-2 ... 1.22.1+ds-1 (28 versions) | — | — |
Debian:13(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-desktop-portal | 1.20.3+ds-1 ... 1.22.1+ds-1 (8 versions) | — | — |
Debian:14(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| xdg-desktop-portal | 1.20.3+ds-1, 1.20.3+ds-2, 1.20.3+ds-3 | 1.20.4+ds-1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
All Vendor Advisories
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Data Freshness Timeline
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