Description

Flatpak xdg-desktop-portal before 1.20.4 and 1.21.x before 1.21.1 allows any Flatpak app to trash any file in the host context via a symlink attack on g_file_trash.

INFO

Published Date :

2026-04-11T00:29:03.467Z

Last Modified :

2026-04-15T15:14:27.291Z

Source :

mitre
AFFECTED PRODUCTS

The following products are affected by CVE-2026-40354 vulnerability.

Vendors Products
Flatpak
  • Xdg-desktop-portal
REFERENCES

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information to CVE-2026-40354.

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https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.20.4 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/releases/tag/1.21.1 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-desktop-portal/security/advisories/GHSA-rqr9-jwwf-wxgj cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-40354 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-40354 cve-icon
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/04/10/14 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
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