---
title: "CVE-2026-92162: Flatpak - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Flatpak < 1.18.1 contains a local privilege escalation caused by crafted architecture name tricking flatpak-system-helper to create root-owned files outside intended directories, letting local users escalate privileges, exploit requires configured OCI remote."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-92162/
---

# CVE-2026-92162 Flatpak - Privilege Escalation

Flatpak < 1.18.1 contains a local privilege escalation caused by crafted architecture name tricking flatpak-system-helper to create root-owned files outside intended directories, letting local users escalate privileges, exploit requires configured OCI remote.

CVSS base score 7.2 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

Proof of concept available

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92162)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Published

20 October 2026

Updated

21 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 1.18.1 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92162](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-92162)
- [https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/01773f84021dd090b2426f79675f94f2564f9279](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/01773f84021dd090b2426f79675f94f2564f9279)
- [https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/19456b916842b079af833a86b9ab89c5db154b92](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/19456b916842b079af833a86b9ab89c5db154b92)
- [https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/aeb369a2723506fabc1f701ef7a0dc6c97c4b983](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/commit/aeb369a2723506fabc1f701ef7a0dc6c97c4b983)
- [https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/pull/6768](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/pull/6768)
- [https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-v2gw-v9h5-9q4x](https://github.com/flatpak/flatpak/security/advisories/GHSA-v2gw-v9h5-9q4x)

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- Whether you run the affected software, and where
- Whether an attacker can actually reach and exploit it
- The misconfigurations that never get a CVE number
- What it would cost the business, ranked into what to fix first

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