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.

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Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6510-1 xdg-dbus-proxy security update
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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0000

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Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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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. 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.
Title xdg-dbus-proxy: xdg-dbus-proxy: message filtering bypass via reply serial allows sandbox escape xdg-dbus-proxy: message filtering bypass via reply serial allows sandbox escape
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
CPEs cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}


Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Flatpak
Flatpak xdg-dbus-proxy
Vendors & Products Flatpak
Flatpak xdg-dbus-proxy

Mon, 28 Sep 2026 00:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title xdg-dbus-proxy: xdg-dbus-proxy: message filtering bypass via reply serial allows sandbox escape
Weaknesses CWE-290
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.8, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Important


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-02T16:51:40.902Z

Reserved: 2026-09-21T15:32:06.674Z

Link: CVE-2026-94422

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T14:12:15.134Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-02T14:17:12.003

Modified: 2026-10-02T18:44:11.270

Link: CVE-2026-94422

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2026-09-23T13:57:20Z

Links: CVE-2026-94422 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-02T16:15:08Z

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