CVE-2026-5674
highA flaw was found in PipeWire, a multimedia server.
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.
CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (secalert@redhat.com)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-07-16 14:16
Modified: 2026-11-04 23:17
NVD status: Awaiting Analysis
Last synced 2 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-11-04 23:38 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
Not reported by the source (unknown — not "none").
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
No vendor advisory or patch reference tagged by NVD. Check the references below.
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47082 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47083 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:51064 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56028 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:56029 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:61768 secalert@redhat.com
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-5674 secalert@redhat.com
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2455341 secalert@redhat.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-11-04 23:38 UTC · record ↗