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CVE-2023-28101

Published: Mar 16, 2023

Modified: Feb 25, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

5.0

MEDIUM

Description

Flatpak is a system for building, distributing, and running sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. In versions prior to 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4, if an attacker publishes a Flatpak app with elevated permissions, they can hide those permissions from users of the `flatpak(1)` command-line interface by setting other permissions to crafted values that contain non-printable control characters such as `ESC`. A fix is available in versions 1.10.8, 1.12.8, 1.14.4, and 1.15.4. As a workaround, use a GUI like GNOME Software rather than the command-line interface, or only install apps whose maintainers you trust.

VendorProductVersions

flatpak

flatpak

affected
< 1.10.8
affected
>= 1.12.0, < 1.12.8
affected
>= 1.14.0, < 1.14.4
affected
>= 1.15.0, < 1.15.4

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-116

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Changed

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

None

References

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