Bug 2529707 - CVE-2026-74859 gnome-tweaks: path traversal in theme installer [fedora-all]
Summary: CVE-2026-74859 gnome-tweaks: path traversal in theme installer [fedora-all]
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Status: ASSIGNED
Alias: None
Product: Fedora
Classification: Fedora
Component: gnome-tweaks
Version: rawhide
Hardware: Unspecified
OS: Unspecified
medium
medium
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Mohamed El Morabity
QA Contact: Fedora Extras Quality Assurance
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Whiteboard: {"flaws": ["32f972fb-f960-49b6-b181-0...
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Blocks: CVE-2026-74859
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Reported: 2026-09-08 07:49 UTC by Dhananjay Arunesh
Modified: 2026-09-08 21:14 UTC (History)
2 users (show)

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GNOME Gitlab GNOME gnome-tweaks issues 542 0 None opened (CVE-2026-74859) Path traversal in theme installer 2026-09-08 21:14:56 UTC
GNOME Gitlab GNOME/gnome-tweaks/-/work_items/543 0 None None None 2026-09-08 21:14:56 UTC

Description Dhananjay Arunesh 2026-09-08 07:49:30 UTC 
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Summary: Path traversal in theme installer
Requirements to exploit: user installs malicious gnome-shell theme
Component affected: ShellThemeInstallerTweak
Version affected: All versions
Patch available: Yes
Version fixed (if any already): Not yet
Upstream coordination: See issue report (below)
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Impact (optional):
Embargo: No
Acknowledgment: Zach Sylvester
Steps to reproduce if available: see issue report
Mitigation if available: do not use gnome-tweaks to install gnome-shell themes
Original report: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/gnome-tweaks/-/issues/542
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