Flatpak: flatpak: world-readable oci authentication token in system-helper cache path (CVE-2026-97025) | HOL Guard CVE

Low · CVSS 3.2CVE-2026-97025

Flatpak: flatpak: world-readable oci authentication token in system-helper cache path

Answer in brief

CVE-2026-97025 records a Low severity (CVSS 3.2) vulnerability in Flatpak: flatpak: world-readable oci authentication token in system-helper cache path. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Red Hat/flatpak (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Analysis pending evidence review

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Published Sep 28, 2026Updated Sep 28, 2026Source checked Sep 28, 2026First seen by HOL Sep 28, 2026Material review Sep 28, 2026

Upstream Advisory

Key facts

Risk: Low · CVSS 3.2
Exploitation: Not marked as known exploited
Affected software: 1 mapped package or product
Fix availability: Not reported

Why this deserves its current priority

CVSS is 3.2. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.

Analysis status

Analysis pending evidence review

Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.

Affected scope and exposure questions

The current feed maps Red Hat/flatpak (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.

Mapped affected packages and fixed versions
Package	Affected range	Fixed version
Red Hat/flatpakgeneric	*	Not reported

Recommended response

Check inventory. Check lockfiles and deployed manifests for Red Hat/flatpak.
Review the reported fix. Source-reported workaround: Use libostree repositories such as Flathub, or unauthenticated (public) OCI repositories.

Evidence timeline and material changes

Published upstream
Sep 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
Source modified
Sep 28, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:record
First seen by HOL
Sep 28, 2026

Sources and claim methodology

Upstream source description

Flatpak writes the OCI repository authentication token with world-readable permissions (0644) in the system-helper's cache directory, allowing other local users on a multi-user system to read the token and impersonate the authenticated user against the OCI repository. Only OCI-based sources (e.g. as used by Fedora) are affected; libostree-based sources such as Flathub are not.

Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.