Red Hat Security Advisory: flatpak security update
Affects Red Hat flatpakSource GCVE Database
Not known to be exploited.
Data as of 5 Nov 2026, 13:35 UTC
Rated by Threat Radar · No CVSS score from NVD or the CNA
Exploitation evidence
Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 18 Jun 2024
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 5 Nov 2026.
What to do
Affected software
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Product Security Red Hat | Affected
| Fixed in– |
AI-suggested
Red Hat has released an official security update for Flatpak in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 to address this vulnerability. Users should apply the update as detailed in Red Hat's advisory and article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258) to remediate the issue. Since a fix is available, applying the update is the recommended mitigation.
Description
A security vulnerability (CVE-2024-32462) in Flatpak allows sandbox escape via the RequestBackground portal. Flatpak is used to build, distribute, and run sandboxed desktop applications on Linux. Red Hat has issued an important security update for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8.2 to address this issue.