What is CVE-2026-97024?

CVE-2026-97024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2026-97024?

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

Vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

CVE-2026-97024

A path traversal vulnerability in Flatpak's handling of the files/etc directory during app deployment allows a malicious Flatpak app to cause certain host system files (such as passwd, group, machine-id, or resolv.conf) to be emptied or replaced with a symlink when the app is installed or upgraded. In system-wide installations, the write is performed as root.

Published 2026-09-29.

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

access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97024 (vdb-entry)
RHBZ#2542625 (issue-tracking)
github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-8xgq-v545-vgvf

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-97024?: CVE-2026-97024 is a high-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, classified under UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2026-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2026-97024?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.