CVE-2026-5674

NameCVE-2026-5674
DescriptionA 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.
SourceCVE (at NVD; CERT, ENISA, LWN, oss-sec, fulldisc, Debian ELTS, Red Hat, Ubuntu, Gentoo, SUSE bugzilla/CVE, GitHub advisories/code/issues, web search, more)
Debian Bugs1142416

Vulnerable and fixed packages

The table below lists information on source packages.

Source PackageReleaseVersionStatus
pipewire (PTS)bullseye0.3.19-4vulnerable
bookworm0.3.65-3+deb12u1vulnerable
trixie1.4.2-1vulnerable
forky, sid1.6.8-1vulnerable

The information below is based on the following data on fixed versions.

PackageTypeReleaseFixed VersionUrgencyOriginDebian Bugs
pipewiresource(unstable)(unfixed)1142416

Notes

https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455341

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