# CVE-2026-13601: Yelp: yelp-xsl: overly permissive content security policy in yelp allows host file disclosure from flatpak applications

- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2026-06-29 · Updated: 2026-08-20

## Affected

- yelp: version range not reported
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## Description

A flaw was found in Yelp due to an overly permissive Content Security Policy (CSP) implementation provided by yelp-xsl. A malicious Flatpak application can open crafted help content through the OpenURI portal. By embedding an untrusted CSS stylesheet within a structured SVG document, attacker-controlled content can bypass Flatpak's intended sandbox isolation, allowing Yelp to evaluate local XML inclusions and disclose arbitrary user-readable host files through remote CSS resource requests. This may result in the unauthorized disclosure of sensitive information.

## What to do

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## References

- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47177
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:47178
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54539
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54540
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54605
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54624
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54637
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:54666
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2026:57417
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2026-13601
- https://blogs.gnome.org/mcatanzaro/2026/05/11/flatpak-sandbox-escape-via-yelp/
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2494110
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/commit/c8c8244c8a812860782d635890c9b6c43ecc2639
- https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/yelp/-/work_items/238

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