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GHSA-C85P-55WV-W2Q5

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-07-16 15:33 – Updated: 2026-07-16 15:33

Details

A flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server. This vulnerability allows an attacker to escape sandboxed applications, such as Flatpak, by exploiting PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer. An attacker with minimal permissions within a sandboxed environment can load a malicious library, leading to arbitrary code execution outside the sandbox and potential compromise of the user's system.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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CVE-2026-5674 (GCVE-0-2026-5674)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-16 13:26 – Updated: 2026-07-16 14:03

Title

Pipewire: pipewire: sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading

Summary

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)

CWE

CWE-427 - Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Assigner

redhat

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5674	vdb-entryx_refsource_REDHAT
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455341	issue-trackingx_refsource_REDHAT

Impacted products

4 products

Vendor	Product	Version
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
Red Hat	Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9	cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9

Date Public

2026-07-04 23:59

Credits

Red Hat would like to thank Johann Rehberger (embracethered.com) for reporting this issue.

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GHSA-C85P-55WV-W2Q5

CVE-2026-5674 (GCVE-0-2026-5674)

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