Riskcovery

CVE-2026-5674

Pipewire: pipewire: sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading

State
Published
Severity
8.8 High
Published
Jul 16, 2026
Updated
Aug 31, 2026
Reserved
Apr 6, 2026

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Description

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.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.18.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:Hredhat

Weaknesses

  • CWE-427 Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Affected Products

ProductVersions
pipewire
  • 1.6.8 and earlierAffected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
  • 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10.0 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 0:1.2.7-1.el10_0.1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat
  • 0:1.4.11-1.el9_8 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.2 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 0:0.3.47-4.el9_2.1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Update Services for SAP SolutionsRed Hat
  • 0:1.0.1-1.el9_4.1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.6 Extended Update SupportRed Hat
  • 0:1.0.1-1.el9_6.1 and laterNot affected
Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
    Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10Red Hat
      Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7Red Hat
        Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
          Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
            Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8Red Hat
              Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9Red Hat

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