What is CVE-2026-96284?

CVE-2026-96284 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-09-27.

How severe is CVE-2026-96284?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-96284

A malicious user can get read-access to files in the flatpak-system-helper context if a system OCI repository is configured, because the OCI code paths in the system helper follow symlinks when importing OCI images that are under the user's control.

Published 2026-09-27.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-59 — Improper Link Resolution Before File Access

References

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96284 (vdb-entry)
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi (issue-tracking)
github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-2fxp-43j9-pwvc

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-96284?: CVE-2026-96284 is a low-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under Improper Link Resolution Before File Access. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2026-09-27.
How severe is CVE-2026-96284?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.