CVE-2026-92162

flatpak: Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux

CVE-2026-92162 is fixed in flatpak on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92162, released September 22, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: Routine.

Routine
CVSS
n/a
No vendor severity
Exploitation
None reported
No vendor assessment
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.0023
14th percentile

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Prior to version 1.18.1, on systems where at least one OCI remote is configured (most common on Fedora systems), a malicious local user in an active local session could use a crafted architecture name to trick the `flatpak-system-helper` process into creating a root-owned directory tree with contents determined by the OCI remote, plus a root-owned `lock` file and `icons` directory, outside the intended root directory. If this vulnerability is combined with other vulnerabilities also fixed in 1.18.1, the combination can lead to local root privilege escalation. This particular vulnerability is not believed to be exploitable if there are no OCI remotes configured (common on non-Fedora systems). Version 1.18.1 patches the issue.

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Linux
flatpak · Debian 13.5 (trixie) 1.16.6-1~deb13u3 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92162 Sep 22, 2026
flatpak · Debian 14 1.18.1-1 DEBIAN-CVE-2026-92162 Sep 22, 2026
flatpak · sles 15.6 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1 Nov 7, 2026
flatpak · sles 15.7 1.16.6-150600.3.12.1 SUSE-SU-2026:4944-1 Nov 7, 2026

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