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medium 5.6

CVE-2026-2604 json

Evolution-data-server: evolution data server: arbitrary file deletion via inconsistent uri handling

published 2026-06-16 4 mo ago modified 2026-11-05 3 d ago also EUVD-2026-37506

cvss
5.6
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.3%
EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 24%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A flaw was found in evolution-data-server. Inconsistent comparison logic in the addressbook file backend allows a Flatpak application with D-Bus access to craft a malicious URI containing directory traversal sequences. This URI is stored without proper validation during contact creation or modification. Later, during contact deletion, the URI is processed with a less strict check, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the host filesystem. This could potentially include critical Flatpak override files.

Patch / fix

  • GNOME Evolution Data Server 3.59.3
  • evolution-data-server Debian 12 3.46.4-2+deb12u1
  • evolution-data-server Debian 14 3.56.2-8

debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-2604

  • evolution-data-server Ubuntu 22.04 LTS 3.44.4-0ubuntu1.2
  • evolution-data-server Ubuntu 24.04 LTS 3.52.3-0ubuntu1.2
  • evolution-data-server Ubuntu 25.10 3.56.2-3ubuntu0.1
  • evolution-data-server Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS 3.28.5-0ubuntu0.18.04.3+esm1
  • evolution-data-server Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS 3.36.5-0ubuntu1+esm1

ubuntu advisories UBUNTU-CVE-2026-2604

Ubuntu security data © Canonical Ltd., from https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices via OSV; changed: normalised to fixed package versions per release. CC BY-SA 4.0

  • evolution-data-server SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7 3.42.5-150400.3.10.1
  • evolution-data-server SLE Workstation Extension 15 SP7, SLE Module for Package Hub 15 SP7, openSUSE Leap 15.6 3.50.3-150600.3.9.1

suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:0776-1SUSE-SU-2026:0775-1

  • evolution-data-server openSUSE Tumbleweed 3.58.3-2.1

opensuse advisories openSUSE-SU-2026:10262-1

Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2026-2604 updated cvss 5.6

evolution-data-server: Evolution Data Server: Arbitrary file deletion via inconsistent URI handling

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 evolution-data-server Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 evolution-data-server, evolution-data-server-perl, evolution-data-server-tests, evolution-data-server-langpacks Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 evolution-data-server, evolution-data-server-perl, evolution-data-server-tests, evolution-data-server-langpacks Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 evolution-data-server, evolution-data-server-ui, evolution-data-server-perl, evolution-data-server-tests, evolution-data-server-langpacks Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 evolution-data-server
    affected: workaround, no fix available “Fix deferred”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
4 mo ago

Exploit prediction

0.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 24% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • gitlab.gnome.org https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/work_items/627 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 5.6 CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L

Affected products

  • GNOME Evolution Data Server
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path

References

Sources

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