CVE-2026-13601
Medium
Elevated severity or exploit probability.
CVSS base
7.1
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS — probability of exploitation (30 days)
0.2%
7.8th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness / dates
CWE-693
Published 2026-06-29 · modified 2026-08-20
CVSS breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
| Attack Vector | L | Local |
| Attack Complexity | L | Low |
| Privileges Required | N | None |
| User Interaction | N | None |
| Scope | C | Changed |
| Confidentiality | H | High |
| Integrity | N | None |
| Availability | N | None |
Timeline
- 2026-06-29 — Published (NVD)
- 2026-08-20 — Last modified (NVD)
Description
A flaw was found in Yelp due to an overly permissive Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation provided by yelp-xsl. A malicious Flatpak application can open crafted help content through the OpenURI portal. By embedding an untrusted CSS stylesheet within a structured SVG document, attacker-controlled content can bypass Flatpak's intended sandbox isolation, allowing Yelp to evaluate local XML inclusions and disclose arbitrary user-readable host files through remote CSS resource requests. This may result in the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.
Affected
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47178
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54624
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54666
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57417
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13601
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/05/11/flatpak-sandbox-escape-via-yelp/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494110
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/commit/c8c8244c8a812860782d635890c9b6c43ecc2639
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/work_items/238
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47178
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54624
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54666
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57417
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13601
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494110
- https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/2026/cve-2026-13601.json