CVE-2022-21682

mediumpriority · track · 27EPSS 0.017 · 77 %ileDEEUUS

grimoire priorityP3 · Track

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

1.68% (77th) EPSS

CVSS 4 · medium

Is it mine?

30 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

5 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-28

Flatpak is a Linux application sandboxing and distribution framework. A path traversal vulnerability affects versions of Flatpak prior to 1.12.3 and 1.10.6. flatpak-builder applies `finish-args` last in the build. At this point the build directory will have the full access that is specified in the manifest, so running `flatpak build` against it will gain those permissions. Normally this will not be done, so this is not problem. However, if `--mirror-screenshots-url` is specified, then flatpak-builder will launch `flatpak build --nofilesystem=host appstream-utils mirror-screenshots` after finalization, which can lead to issues even with the `--nofilesystem=host` protection. In normal use, the only issue is that these empty directories can be created wherever the user has write permissions. However, a malicious application could replace the `appstream-util` binary and potentially do something more hostile. This has been resolved in Flatpak 1.12.3 and 1.10.6 by changing the behaviour of `--nofilesystem=home` and `--nofilesystem=host`.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

Fixedflatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.src as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debuginfo-0:1.0.14-2.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debuginfo-0:1.0.14-2.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debuginfo-0:1.0.14-2.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debuginfo-0:1.0.14-2.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debugsource-0:1.0.14-2.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debugsource-0:1.0.14-2.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debugsource-0:1.0.14-2.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458
Fixedflatpak-builder-debugsource-0:1.0.14-2.el8.x86_64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)redhat_csaf
For details on how to apply this update, which includes the changes described in this advisory, refer to: https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2022:7458

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

7.7

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4–7.7

v2.04mediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 8 · impact 2.9

v3.16.5mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:Nprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 3.6

v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · ENISA EU

v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · security-advisories@github.comexploitability 3.1 · impact 4

v3.16mediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

v3.17.7highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:Nsecondary · Red Hat Product Security US

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-22USprimaryCWE-22US

affected products (30)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Amazon Linux 2all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:amazon:linux_2:-
Gentoo Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:gentoo:linux:-
Oracle Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:oracle:linux:-
RESF Rocky Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:resf:rocky_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linuxall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:-
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8all versionscert_bundDEcpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat OpenShiftall versionscert_bundDEcpe:/a:redhat:openshift:-
flatpak flatpak≤ < 1.10.6enisa_euvdEU
flatpak flatpak1.11.0, → 1.12.3enisa_euvdEU
debian debian linux= 10.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian linux= 11.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian linux= 9.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
fedoraproject fedora= 35nvdUScpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flatpak flatpak< 1.10.7nvdUScpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flatpak flatpak1.11.1 → 1.12.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flatpak flatpak-builder< 1.2.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:flatpak:flatpak-builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
redhat enterprise linux= 8.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:redhat:enterprise_linux:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
flatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.aarch64 as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
flatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.ppc64le as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS
flatpak-builder-0:1.0.14-2.el8.s390x as a component of Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)all versionsfixedredhat_csafUS

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advisories (2)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

RHSA-2022:7458Red Hat Security Advisory: flatpak-builder security and bug fix update2022-11-08csaf · redhat_csafUS
An update for flatpak-builder is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8. Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Moderate. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
WID-SEC-W-2022-2044Red Hat Enterprise Linux: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2022-11-08csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, anonymer Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Red Hat Enterprise Linux ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Dateien zu manipulieren, Informationen offenzulegen oder einen Denial of Service Zustand herbeizuführen.

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sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cert_bund nvd redhat_csaf NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2022-01-13modified 2026-06-17

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