Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU125194

#VU125194 Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition in xdg-desktop-portal

Published: April 8, 2026

Vulnerability identifier: #VU125194

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-367

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerable software:
xdg-desktop-portal

Software vendor:
Flatpak

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to compromise the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to a time-of-check, time-of-use (TOCTOU) race condition. A remote attacker can delete arbitrary files on the system.

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