Red Hat PipeWire Compatibility Layer sandbox

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8.8$5k-$25k4.07+

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Red Hat PipeWire and classified as very critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Compatibility Layer. The manipulation results in sandbox. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-5674. Attacking locally is a requirement. No exploit is available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Red Hat PipeWire (the affected version is unknown). Affected is an unknown code of the component Compatibility Layer. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a sandbox vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-265. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The advisory is available at access.redhat.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-5674 since 04/06/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/16/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1611 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-44925). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.8

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Sandbox
CWE: CWE-265 / CWE-264
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/06/2026 CVE reserved
07/16/2026 +101 days Advisory disclosed
07/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/16/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: redhat.com

Advisory: access.redhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2026-5674 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-5674
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-379530
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Entryinfo

Created: 07/16/2026 16:14
Updated: 07/16/2026 17:23
Changes: 07/16/2026 16:14 (51), 07/16/2026 17:23 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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