CVE-2026-97023Hinoki check available

Host file deletion via deployment path traversal

Published Sep 28, 2026 · Updated Sep 28, 2026

Path traversal in Flatpak deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 through 10 allows attackers to delete host files through a malicious app. During installation or upgrade, deployment cleanup removes the app-controlled export/bin path without keeping deletion inside the deployment directory. Exploitation requires installation or upgrade of the malicious app; a system-wide installation performs the deletion as root.

CVSS severityUnavailable
Unscored
EPSS probability0.28%
Next 30 days · Oct 19, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in Flatpak deployment on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 through 10 allows attackers to delete host files through a malicious app. During installation or upgrade, deployment cleanup removes the app-controlled export/bin path without keeping deletion inside the deployment directory. Exploitation requires installation or upgrade of the malicious app; a system-wide installation performs the deletion as root.

The record

CVE
CVE-2026-97023
Published
Sep 28, 2026
Updated
Sep 28, 2026
Vendor
Commonhaus Foundation
Product
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
Classifications
T1485
Attack vector
local
Privileges
Unavailable

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Sep 28, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 28, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesUnavailable in this record.

What is affected?

Commonhaus Foundation · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Commonhaus Foundation · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Commonhaus Foundation · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Affected versions are unavailable in this record.
Commonhaus Foundation · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Affected versions are unavailable in this record.

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Attacks

What attackers are doing with it

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Sep 22, 2026Sep 28, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 28, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
PrivilegesUnavailable
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

T1485Data Destruction

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