CVE-2026-2604
Evolution-data-server: evolution data server: arbitrary file deletion via inconsistent uri handling
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 20th percentile. Fixed in 3.59.3.
What to do
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- GNOME Evolution Data ServerAffected: < 3.59.3Upgrade to: 3.59.3Stated by: CVE record
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What it is
From the CVE record
A flaw was found in evolution-data-server. Inconsistent comparison logic in the addressbook file backend allows a Flatpak application with D-Bus access to craft a malicious URI containing directory traversal sequences. This URI is stored without proper validation during contact creation or modification. Later, during contact deletion, the URI is processed with a less strict check, leading to the deletion of arbitrary files on the host filesystem. This could potentially include critical Flatpak override files.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.3% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 20th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
7 events over 101 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- OpenVAS check added
- Workaround availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Scored 5.6 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction RequiredA user must click a link, open a file, or perform some action
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-2604
- bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2440301
- gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/evolution-data-server/-/issues/627
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