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Escaping Linux Sandboxes via PipeWire (CVE-2026-5674)

This post walks through a sandbox escape from a Flatpak application via PipeWire. The vulnerability was discovered using my automated research pipeline with Claude Code and Opus 4.6 back in April 2026. It was an exciting find, as this was the first bug I submitted to Red Hat. Claude Code was also excited finding this: Once discovered, I repro’d it manually to make sure it’s legit and then submitte

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Source category
Research & news
Report title
Escaping Linux Sandboxes via PipeWire (CVE-2026-5674)
First reported
Jul 30, 2026 16:00 UTC
Last reported
Jul 30, 2026 16:00 UTC
Catalog updated
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC
Record ID
9fc809c331a75d5764c9d79f3d1b8fcb8f1b04a9a545b28ccfae05ff39e8fb5c

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src_c25d91fa3ad9ae9ac7

Source-provided label
Not reported
Evidence class
mentioned in report
Confidence
Not reported
Observed
Jul 30, 2026 16:00 UTC
Retrieved
Oct 08, 2026 03:44 UTC

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