CVE-2026-96283 json
Flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user cancelpull orphans another user's ongoing pull
published 2026-09-27 42 d ago modified 2026-11-06 2 d ago also EUVD-2026-88043
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.1%
- EPSS 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 1%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
By calling org.freedesktop.Flatpak.SystemHelper.CancelPull on another user's pull, the pull is not actually cancelled but removed from internal tracking, making it impossible for the owning user to stop it. Ongoing pulls cannot be stopped.
Patch / fix
- flatpak Debian 12 1.14.10-1~deb12u2
- flatpak Debian 14, Debian 13 1.16.4-1
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-96283
- flatpak SLES LTSS Extended Security 12 SP5, SLES 12 SP5-LTSS 1.4.2-3.15.1
suse advisories SUSE-SU-2026:4610-1
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-2026-96283 updated cvss 3.3
flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user CancelPull orphans another user's ongoing pull
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Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-builder, flatpak 1.16.0-5.el10_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-selinux, flatpak-session-helper, flatpak 1.16.0-5.el10_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9 flatpak, flatpak-libs, flatpak-selinux, flatpak-session-helper, flatpak 1.16.0-5.el10_0.2 Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 flatpak 1.16.0-5.el10_0.2affected: workaround, no fix available “No known mitigation other than updating.”
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CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 41 d ago
Exploit prediction
0.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 1% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L |
Affected products
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-862 Missing Authorization
References
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-96283
- NVD CVE-2026-96283
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