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Vulnerabilities & PatchesEmerging1 sourceSep 8, 2026 · 09:18via CVEFeed

CVE-2026-74859 - Gnome-tweaks: path traversal in theme installer

Brief

CVE ID : CVE-2026-74859

Published : Sept. 8, 2026, 9:18 a. m.

  • 1 hour, 31 minutes ago

Description : The shell theme installer in gnome-tweaks extracts user-supplied ZIP archives without validating archive member paths. As a result, a crafted theme archive can write files outside ~/. themes by using .. / path traversal, absolute paths, or symlink entries.

Severity: 6.8

  • MEDIUM

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