CVE-2026-97025: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 · Creation of Temporary File With Insecure Permissions
Affects Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Source CVE Database V5
Not known to be exploited · CVSS 3.2 Low.
Data as of 13 Nov 2026, 12:10 UTC
Thin evidence
One scorer or none| CNA (redhat) | CVSS 3.1 | 3.2 |
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- EPSS
- 0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 2% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:NExploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 28 Sep 2026
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponized: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by Mirage: no evidence on record.
No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors
A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 13 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10flatpak | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7flatpak | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8flatpak | Affected– | Fixed in– |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9flatpak | Affected– | Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat advises mitigating this issue by using libostree repositories such as Flathub or unauthenticated (public) OCI repositories. Monitor the Red Hat advisory for any updates regarding patches or fixes.
Description
CVE-2026-97025 is a vulnerability in Flatpak on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10 where the OCI repository authentication token is written with world-readable permissions (0644) in the system-helper's cache directory. This allows 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 are affected; libostree-based sources such as Flathub are not impacted.