# CVE-2026-97023: flatpak: Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux

CVE-2026-97023 is fixed in 5 products on 1 platform, first by DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97023, released September 29, 2026. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

- Web page: https://patchblox.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97023
- Priority: High
- CVSS: 7.1 (important)
- EPSS: 0.0046
- CISA KEV: not listed
- Exploited (vendor report): no
- Publicly disclosed: no
- Published: Sep 28, 2026

## Description

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux.    Security Fix(es):      * flatpak: flatpak: Arbitrary file deletion in root context via path traversal in deploy directory export/bin (CVE-2026-97023)   * flatpak: flatpak: Arbitrary write in root context via path traversal in deploy directory files/etc (CVE-2026-97024)   For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.

## Where it's fixed

| Platform | Product | Fixed in | Fix | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Linux | flatpak Debian 13.5 (trixie) | 1.16.6-1~deb13u3 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97023](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-97023.md) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak Debian 14 | 1.18.4-1 | [DEBIAN-CVE-2026-97023](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/debian-cve-2026-97023.md) | Sep 29, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak RHEL 10 | 1.16.0-5.el10_0.8 | [RHSA-2026:95062](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-95062.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak RHEL 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89859.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak RHEL 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RHSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89850.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak almalinux 10 | 1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ALSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak almalinux 8 | 1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak almalinux 9 | 1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ALSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak ol 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ELSA-2026-89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak ol 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak ol 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ELSA-2026-89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak rocky 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [RLSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak rocky 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RLSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak rocky 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RLSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rlsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel RHEL 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89859.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel RHEL 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RHSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89850.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel almalinux 10 | 1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ALSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel almalinux 8 | 1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel almalinux 9 | 1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ALSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel ol 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ELSA-2026-89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel ol 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-devel ol 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ELSA-2026-89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs RHEL 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89859.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs RHEL 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RHSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89850.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs almalinux 10 | 1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ALSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs almalinux 8 | 1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs ol 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ELSA-2026-89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs ol 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-libs ol 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ELSA-2026-89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux RHEL 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89859.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux RHEL 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RHSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89850.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux almalinux 10 | 1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ALSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux almalinux 8 | 1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux ol 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ELSA-2026-89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux ol 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-selinux ol 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ELSA-2026-89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper RHEL 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [RHSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89859.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper RHEL 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [RHSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/rhsa-2026-89850.md) | Oct 27, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper almalinux 10 | 1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ALSA-2026:89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper almalinux 8 | 1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ALSA-2026:89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper almalinux 9 | 1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ALSA-2026:89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/alsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper ol 10 | 0:1.16.0-9.el10_2.6 | [ELSA-2026-89849](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89849.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper ol 8 | 0:1.12.9-9.el8_10 | [ELSA-2026-89859](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89859.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |
| Linux | flatpak-session-helper ol 9 | 0:1.12.9-4.el9_8.6 | [ELSA-2026-89850](https://patchblox.com/security/data/fix/linux/elsa-2026-89850.md) | Nov 7, 2026 |

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