Flatpak: flatpak: world-readable oci authentication token in system-helper cache path
Published Sep 28, 2026
3.2
LOWCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.13%
Description
Flatpak writes the OCI repository authentication token with world-readable permissions (0644) in the system-helper's cache directory, allowing other local users on a multi-user system to read the token and impersonate the authenticated user against the OCI repository. Only OCI-based sources (e.g. as used by Fedora) are affected; libostree-based sources such as Flathub are not.
Affected products
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | |||
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | affected |
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| Red Hat | Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | affected |
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
flatpak
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
flatpak
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
flatpak
Fix deferred
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
flatpak
Fix deferred
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 | flatpak | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 | flatpak | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 | flatpak | Fix deferred | n/a |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 | flatpak | Fix deferred | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
Vendor solution
Use libostree repositories such as Flathub, or unauthenticated (public) OCI repositories.
Red Hat statement
Red Hat estimates the CVSSv3.1 vector of CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N from provided CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N. This attack requires user interaction and breaches confidentiality outside of its original scope.
Red Hat mitigation
Use libostree repositories such as Flathub, or unauthenticated (public) OCI repositories.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v2.0 score for this CVE.
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
CISA SSVC (Vulnrichment)
Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization from CISA ADP.
Exploitation
NoneAutomatable
NoTechnical Impact
PartialDecision
n/aAssessed Sep 29, 2026 · SSVC 2.0.3
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
Not enough EPSS history yet for a chart. At least two recorded scores are needed.
Percentile over time
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References (5)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97025 vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542628 issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATIssue Tracking
- https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-7rvf-rqr3-43j4
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97025
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97025
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-97025 | vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHATVendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542628 | issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHATIssue Tracking | |
| https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-7rvf-rqr3-43j4 | ||
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-97025 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-97025 |
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