Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to 1.16.4, the Flatpak portal accepts paths in the sandbox-expose options which can be app-controlled symlinks pointing at arbitrary paths. Flatpak run mounts the resolved host path in the sandbox. This gives apps access to all host files and can be used as a primitive to gain code execution in the host context. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.4.
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| Description | Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. Prior to 1.16.4, the Flatpak portal accepts paths in the sandbox-expose options which can be app-controlled symlinks pointing at arbitrary paths. Flatpak run mounts the resolved host path in the sandbox. This gives apps access to all host files and can be used as a primitive to gain code execution in the host context. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.16.4. | |
| Title | Flatpak has a complete sandbox escape leading to host file access and code execution in the host context | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-61 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
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Updated: 2026-04-07T21:27:45.643Z
Reserved: 2026-03-25T16:21:40.868Z
Link: CVE-2026-34078
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Status : Received
Published: 2026-04-07T22:16:21.930
Modified: 2026-04-07T22:16:21.930
Link: CVE-2026-34078
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