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Full vulnerability report · 2026
CVE-2026-96283High confidence

Flatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user cancelpull orphans another user's ongoing pull

Red Hat · Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

3.3LowCVSS 3.1
Recommended action
Scheduled

Low technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
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Operational reassessment

Published severity in operational context

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Published severityLowOperational priority:Low, unchanged from published severity.unchanged

Evidence used

  • No CISA KEV confirmation is currently recorded.
  • Exploitation requires an existing local or physical foothold with privileges.
  • EPSS is 0.15% for the current model date.

Compensating controls

  • Restrict local access and enforce least privilege on affected hosts.
  • Monitor vendor guidance and exploitation sources for a material change.

Verification

  1. Confirm that the asset runs Red Hat Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 and falls inside the recorded affected range.
  2. Recheck the vendor advisory before scheduling a change because no verified fixed version is currently retained.
  3. Validate exposure, authentication requirements and compensating controls in the actual environment.
  4. Reopen this reassessment when CVSS, KEV, EPSS, exploit evidence or remediation changes.
Mitigation target: No default targetRemediation target: Normal maintenance

This automated reassessment organises public evidence. It does not know asset exposure, business impact or control effectiveness and does not replace CVSS or a human risk decision.

Distribution package intelligence

Release-specific package status

Debian, ubuntu findings are scoped to the named distribution, release and source package. An absent finding does not mean a package is unaffected.

5 package states
Repository candidate not checked

A published vendor fix does not prove that a matching update is enabled and installable on a particular asset. Confirm the local package candidate before scheduling remediation.

Distribution releaseSource packageVendor stateFixed versionEvidence
Debian trixietrixie · sourceflatpakVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1.16.4-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Debian bookwormbookworm · sourceflatpakVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1.14.10-1~deb12u2Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Debian forkyforky · sourceflatpakVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1.16.4-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Debian sidsid · sourceflatpakVendor fix publishedDebian records a fixed source-package version for this release.1.16.4-1Debian Security Tracker ↗Source updated 4 Oct 2026
Ubuntu 24.04 LTSnoble · esm-appsflatpakUnder evaluationCanonical reports that the package might be affected and still needs evaluation or fixing.Not published in this feedCanonical Ubuntu Security ↗Source updated 2 Oct 2026
Direct vendor intelligence

Authoritative vendor CSAF and VEX advisories

Structured product status and remediation from the issuing vendor. Product-state explanations are always visible; large lists can be searched or downloaded.

2 current
CVE-2026-96283 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · interimSUSE Product Security TeamCVE-2026-96283
231 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-remote-flathub as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
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.
Remediation
No remediation text is recorded.
CVE-2026-96283 · CSAF 2.0 · revision 3 · finalRed Hat Product Securityflatpak: flatpak: flatpak-system-helper cross-user CancelPull orphans another user's ongoing pull
23 known affected

The vendor explicitly identifies these products as affected by this CVE.

  • flatpak as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak-selinux as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak-session-helper as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10
  • flatpak as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • flatpak-builder as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • flatpak-devel as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • flatpak-libs as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • flatpak.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
  • flatpak as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
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.
Remediation
No known mitigation other than updating.
Optional official sources

National CERT insights
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Official European source

ENISA European Vulnerability Database

Official EUVD identifiers, advisory evidence and known-exploited context. Missing fields are not treated as evidence of low risk.

1 current
ENISA EUVD identifier

EUVD-2026-88043

No EUVD known-exploited evidence

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.

EUVD state
Present in the current official mapping
Known exploitation
Not present in the current ENISA EUVD known-exploited dataset. This is not proof of no exploitation.
ENISA score
3.3 · CVSS 3.1
Advisory evidence
No linked advisory details stored yet
Recommended actionScheduled

Low technical severity with no CISA KEV confirmation; remediate through the normal risk-based patch cycle unless local exposure raises the priority.

Fix not verified
01

What, why and how

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.

What

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.

Why

The application reaches a protected operation without first confirming that the requester is authorised.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

What

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.

Why

The application reaches a protected operation without first confirming that the requester is authorised.

How

An attacker operating through local access may attempt exploitation with low privileges. If successful, the issue may cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor.

02

Exploit reality and attack path

CVSS severity, EPSS forecast probability, public exploit material and CISA-confirmed exploitation are separate signals.

Observed exploitation
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
No confirmed evidence

No CISA KEV match was present at the last successful refresh. This means no confirmation from that source, not proof of no exploitation.

Public PoC / exploit material
?Confirmed exploitation and public exploit material are separate signals. Attacks can occur without public proof-of-concept or exploit code.
None recorded

No exploit-tagged reference or CISA SSVC proof-of-concept state is currently recorded. Research may still exist outside the structured feeds.

Likely attack path
local access → Missing Authorization → cause the confidentiality, integrity or availability impact described by the vendor
Attack surface
Local
Privileges required
Low: a basic authenticated account is required
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low: no specialised conditions are recorded
Security boundary
Unchanged: impact remains within the vulnerable component's security authority
Weakness
?CWE means Common Weakness Enumeration: a standard category for the underlying weakness.
CWE-862 ↗

CWE-862: Missing Authorization. The product does not perform an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.

CVSS vector
?CVSS means Common Vulnerability Scoring System. The vector records the metric values used to calculate technical severity.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Common Vulnerability Scoring System 3.1: the compact vector below is decoded into plain language.

AVLocalAttack vector: The attacker needs local access to the vulnerable system.ACLowAttack complexity: No specialised conditions are required beyond attacker-controlled input.PRLowPrivileges required: The attacker needs basic user-level privileges.UINoneUser interaction: No action by another user is required.SUnchangedScope: The security impact remains within the vulnerable component's authority.CNoneConfidentiality impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.INoneIntegrity impact: No direct loss is represented by this metric.ALowAvailability impact: A successful attack can cause a limited loss.
Post-exploitation / living off the land
The issue can support a local privilege or sandbox boundary transition; normal system utilities may then be available in the gained context.
CWE-862
A

Official authority intelligence

Only matched European and national findings are included. Language selectors and unavailable sources are omitted.

ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-88043Official EUVD mapping

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.

Official EUVD record ↗
03

Patch and workaround

Operational remediation based on structured source evidence.

Status
?Patch availability is based on structured fixed-version fields and authoritative update references. If no fix is verified, check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Fix not verified
Affected
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-remote-flathub as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3
  • flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
  • flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
  • flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS
  • and 201 more
Fixed
No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
Action
No verified patch reference is present in the current structured sources. Check the vendor advisory before making a change.
Workaround
No verified workaround is recorded. Limit untrusted access and use least privilege until authoritative guidance is available.
Official vendor articles1 stored document

Linked articles are downloaded and versioned as source evidence. A CVE mention or approved update relationship does not, by itself, verify a fix for every product branch.

  • CVE-2026-96283 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures | SUSE →Original publisher ↗Searchable text snapshot · Captured 27 Sep 2026CVE-2026-96283 Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures [Previous] [Index] [Next] Upstream information CVE-2026-96283 at MITRE Description SUSE information Overall state of this security issue: Pending This issue is currently rated as having low severity. CVSS v3 Scores CVSS detail SUSE Base Score 3.3 Vector CVSS:3.1
04

Evidence and provenance

Published 27 Sept 2026 · Last source change 28 Sept 2026, 13:34 UTC · CWE-862 · Missing Authorization

CVE recordCVE.org · 5.2
CVSS sourceCNA
EPSS source
?The date BlackTree first stored a score for this CVE from the daily FIRST EPSS feed.
FIRST · tracked since 2026-09-28
European sourceENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-88043
Product sourceVendor CSAF · SUSE Product Security Team
Remediation sourceVendor CSAF · Red Hat Product Security
CWE sourceCNA
NVD statusNVD awaiting enrichment

Core structured fields are present and their contributing authorities are shown above.

Material change intelligence

What changed after publication

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  1. ENISA EUVD mappingEUVD-2026-88043 was added to the official ENISA EUVD mapping for this CVE.
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    {"euvdId":"EUVD-2026-88043"}
    ENISA EUVD ↗
  2. Vendor guidanceAuthoritative vendor guidance changed: removed remediation: suse.com/CVE-2026-96283; removed vendor advisory: suse.com/CVE-2026-96283.
    Before
    remediation: suse.com/CVE-2026-96283 · vendor advisory: suse.com/CVE-2026-96283
    After
    no authoritative guidance recorded
    CNA ↗
  3. Affected versionsThe structured affected or fixed version information changed.
    Before
    flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; flatpak-remote-flathub as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15 SP7; flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5; libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5; typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5; flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1; flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1; flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1; libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1; typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP1; flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP2; flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; libflatpak0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; system-user-flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; typelib-1_0-Flatpak-1_0 as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP3; flatpak as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS; flatpak-devel as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS; flatpak-zsh-completion as component of SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15 SP4-LTSS; and 201 more · Fixed: No fixed product state is explicitly recorded in the vendor advisory.
    After
    See the vendor and CVE records for the affected range. · Fixed: No fixed version is explicitly recorded in the structured CVE data.
    CNA ↗
  4. SeveritySeverity changed from Unknown to Low.
    Before
    Unknown
    After
    Low
    CNA ↗
  5. CVSS scoreCVSS score changed from not recorded to 3.3 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L).
    Before
    not recorded
    After
    3.3 (CVSS 3.1 · CNA · CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L)
    CNA ↗
  6. Catalogue recordCVE added to the BlackTree catalogue.
    Authoritative vendor CSAF advisory ↗
Material fields only · duplicate refreshes suppressed · history retained for the configured operational retention period
Technical terms and abbreviations used in this report
CVE
Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures: the public identifier for one disclosed vulnerability.
CVSS
Common Vulnerability Scoring System: a technical severity framework; it is not patching priority by itself.
EPSS
Exploit Prediction Scoring System: FIRST's estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days; it is a forecast, not confirmation.
CWE
Common Weakness Enumeration: the standard category describing the underlying software or hardware weakness.
CNA
CVE Numbering Authority: an organisation authorised to assign and publish CVE records.
CISA ADP
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Authorized Data Publisher: structured enrichment added to a CVE record.
NVD
National Vulnerability Database: NIST's enrichment service for CVE records.
CERT / CSIRT
A computer security incident response team that publishes warnings or coordinates incident response.
PoC
Proof of concept: public material that demonstrates or helps reproduce exploitation.
CSAF
Common Security Advisory Framework: a machine-readable format for security advisories.
LoTL
Living off the land: abuse of legitimate tools or system functions during an attack.
Free version - for non-commercial use only.CVE-2026-96283 · cve.blacktree.nl