UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following Affecting flatpak/flatpak package, versions [,1.16.4)[1.17.0,1.17.4)
Threat Intelligence
The probability is the direct output of the EPSS model, and conveys an overall sense of the threat of exploitation in the wild. The percentile measures the EPSS probability relative to all known EPSS scores. Note: This data is updated daily, relying on the latest available EPSS model version. Check out the EPSS documentation for more details.
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- published16 Apr 2026
- disclosed7 Apr 2026
- creditCodean Labs
Introduced: 7 Apr 2026
CVE-2026-34078 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade flatpak/flatpak to version 1.16.4, 1.17.4 or higher.
Overview
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to UNIX Symbolic Link (Symlink) Following via the sandbox-expose process. An attacker can access arbitrary files on the host system and execute code in the host context by supplying app-controlled symlinks that point to sensitive host paths.