CVE-2026-96275

HIGHPre-NVD 8.88.8
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This high-severity CVE scores 8.8 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: secondary
8.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: —CVSS: 8.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

A malicious or compromised Flatpak repository can write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem via extract_extra_data(). On system installs, the write happens as root. Two issues combine: files/extra is resolved via path operations that follow symlinks, and blob names from xa.extra-data-sources are not sanitized against .. traversal.

CVSS v3
8.8
EG Score
8.8(low)
EG Risk
44(Track)
EG Risk 44/100SSVC: 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 computed
Severity88% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability30% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
—
EPSS %ILE
—
KEV
Not listed

Published

September 23, 2026

Last Modified

September 23, 2026

Advisory Details (3)

Auto-updated Sep 23, 2026
Patch available. Sources: redhat, github.
github Patch Available

CVE-2026-96275: Arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction · Advisory · flatpak/flatpak · GitHub

Affected: version 1.18.1 by commits:

https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-fqx6-vh4p-42cg
redhat

2539416 – (CVE-2026-96275) CVE-2026-96275 flatpak: flatpak: Arbitrary write access as root via extra-data extraction

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539416
redhat Patch Available

CVE-2026-96275 - Red Hat Customer Portal

Affected: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 or OpenShift Container Platform 4, is affected by this vulnerability and a fix may be released to a

https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96275

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 5× in last 7d / 5× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-09-23 19:48 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-09-23 16:24 UTCEG score recompute
  3. 2026-09-23 15:17 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-09-23 15:14 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-09-23 15:14 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-96275?
CVE-2026-96275 is a high vulnerability published on September 23, 2026. A malicious or compromised Flatpak repository can write attacker-controlled content to arbitrary locations on the host filesystem via extractextradata(). On system installs, the write happens as root. Two issues combine: files/extra is resolved via path operations that follow symlinks, and blob…
When was CVE-2026-96275 disclosed?
CVE-2026-96275 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 23, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-96275?
CVE-2026-96275 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-96275?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-96275, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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