CVE-2024-32462

Sandbox escape via bwrap option injection

Published Apr 18, 2024 · Updated Dec 16, 2025

Argument injection in affected Flatpak releases allows local users to execute arbitrary code outside a compromised application's sandbox. RequestBackground accepts an arbitrary commandline that Flatpak converts into flatpak run arguments without placing -- before the application command, so a leading option such as --bind is parsed by bwrap. Exploitation requires control of a Flatpak application and grants that application host-context code execution and access beyond its intended filesystem isolation.

CVSS severity8.4
High
EPSS probability0.51%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Argument injection in affected Flatpak releases allows local users to execute arbitrary code outside a compromised application's sandbox. RequestBackground accepts an arbitrary commandline that Flatpak converts into flatpak run arguments without placing -- before the application command, so a leading option such as --bind is parsed by bwrap. Exploitation requires control of a Flatpak application and grants that application host-context code execution and access beyond its intended filesystem isolation.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-32462
Published
Apr 18, 2024
Updated
Dec 16, 2025
Vendor
Flatpak
Product
Flatpak
Classifications
CWE-88, T1611
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Apr 18, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Dec 16, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.10.9
  2. Affected versionversion=>= 1.12.0, < 1.12.9
  3. Affected versionversion=>= 1.14.0, < 1.14.6
  4. Affected versionversion=>= 1.15.0, < 1.15.8
  5. Affected versionversion=1.15.0 <1.15.8

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Flatpak · Flatpakversion=< 1.10.9; version=>= 1.12.0, < 1.12.9; version=>= 1.14.0, < 1.14.6; version=>= 1.15.0, < 1.15.8; version=1.15.0 <1.15.8

Published CVSS scores

8.4GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-88Improper Neutralization of Argument Delimiters in a Command ('Argument Injection')
T1611Escape to Host

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