What is CVE-2026-97023?

CVE-2026-97023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-97023?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-97023

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the export/bin directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause deletion of attacker-chosen files outside the deployment directory when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the deletion is performed as root.

Published 2026-09-28 · last modified 2026-09-28.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

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-61 — UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97023?: CVE-2026-97023 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-97023?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.