CVE-2026-5674 Pipewire: pipewire: sandbox escape and arbitrary code execution via malicious library loading
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Check this codebase for CVE-2026-5674 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2026-5674 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5674 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.
Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.
Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5674/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-5674/index.md)
Attackers can escape sandboxes and execute arbitrary code by loading malicious libraries via PipeWire's PulseAudio compatibility layer.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-5674?
CVE-2026-5674 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 10, published on 16 Jul 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-5674?
Linux distribution packages (40)
pipewire AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-alsa AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-devel AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-gstreamer AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-libs AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-module-x11 AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-plugin-libcamera AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-pulseaudio AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-utils AlmaLinux:10 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-alsa AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-gstreamer AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-libs AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-module-x11 AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-pulseaudio AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire-utils AlmaLinux:9 | All versions | 1.4.11-1.el9_8 |
pipewire Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-alsa Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-alsa-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-debugsource Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-gstreamer Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-gstreamer-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-devel Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-jack-audio-connection-kit-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-libs Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-libs-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-module-x11 Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-module-x11-debuginfo Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
pipewire-plugin-libcamera Red Hat:enterprise_linux:10.2 | All versions | 0:1.4.11-1.el10_2 |
How do I fix CVE-2026-5674?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-5674 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-5674 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as ALSA-2026:47082, ALSA-2026:47083, AZL-110357, CLSA-2026-1790174444, DEBIAN-CVE-2026-5674, ECHO-41da-7bd5-f915 and 10 more.