CVE-2026-94422
Description
An incorrect implementation of message filtering in xdg-dbus-proxy versions before 0.1.9 allows an attacker to bypass the intended message filtering on the D-Bus session bus by setting a reply serial number on non-reply messages. A malicious or compromised Flatpak app could use this to achieve arbitrary code execution outside its sandbox. xdg-dbus-proxy was designed to be part of the sandbox boundary for Flatpak, but it is released as a separate project and is sometimes used by other app frameworks such as Firejail.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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OS impact
SUSE Affected 1 release
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| — | Affected | — |
Debian Mixed 4 releases
| Version | Status | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| trixie | Fixed | 0.1.6-1+deb13u3 |
| sid | Fixed | 0.1.9-1 |
| forky | Fixed | 0.1.9-1 |
| bookworm | Affected | — |
References
- https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2026-94422
- https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94422.html
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-94422
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2542235
- https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy/commit/e4465a0dfe96da3b39929a30a1ac3a22b16223e3
- https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy/commit/e5702fca4dba9600721921fbca2dbc39dc5ca400
- https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy/commit/fc027f759316fb2a6c45648200b6f100202eb84e
- https://github.com/flatpak/xdg-dbus-proxy/security/advisories/GHSA-2cgv-pwcq-wvpq
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2026/09/23/5
CWEs
CWE-290
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.