# CVE-2026-96282 — Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10

> As of 2026-09-28, CVE-2026-96282 is a LOW-severity vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, CVSS v3.1 3.1. No Threadlinqs-tracked threat campaign has been attributed to CVE-2026-96282 as of 2026-09-28; the identifier is re-checked against the Threadlinqs threat corpus on every daily ingest.

**Last updated:** 2026-09-28

## What is CVE-2026-96282?

A malicious Flatpak extension can probe the host filesystem to determine what files and directories exist at arbitrary paths, and host directory listings can be disclosed to sandboxed applications using the extension. Additionally, unvalidated extension metadata can cause extension content to be mounted at unintended locations inside the sandbox.

The record classifies CVE-2026-96282 under weakness class [CWE-59](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cwe/CWE-59). Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs a user to take an action first. 4 affected-product entries are recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 8 days ago.

## Severity and exploitation probability

- **CVSS v3.1 base score:** 3.1 — LOW (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N`)
- **CISA KEV:** Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- **Threadlinqs priority:** 1.6/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- **Published:** 2026-09-27, last modified 2026-09-28

## Is CVE-2026-96282 being exploited?

It currently carries a trending score of 30 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.

## Affected products and versions

- [Red Hat](https://intel.threadlinqs.com/vendors/red-hat): Enterprise Linux 10, Enterprise Linux 7, Enterprise Linux 8, Enterprise Linux 9

## How to fix CVE-2026-96282

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-96282 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

## Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-96282

No threat campaign in the Threadlinqs corpus currently references CVE-2026-96282, in its CVE list or as an indicator. The linkage is recomputed from the live corpus on every daily ingest, so this section fills in as soon as a tracked campaign cites the identifier.

## Sources

Enriched from CVE.org. Last verified by Threadlinqs on 2026-09-28.

**Third-party advisory**

- [access.redhat.com — vdb entry](https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-96282)
- [bugzilla.redhat.com — issue tracking](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2539422)

**Other references**

- [github.com](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-w69g-9x8j-7p8f)

Canonical: https://intel.threadlinqs.com/cve/CVE-2026-96282
Full detection coverage and IOCs for threats exploiting CVE-2026-96282 via the Threadlinqs MCP server (Purple tier): https://intel.threadlinqs.com/mcp