Wine ships a .desktop file that registers itself as a MIME handler for EXE files and several other Windows executable file types. In some configurations, handling of an EXE file causes that file to be blindly executed with the permissions of the invoker. This allows escaping Flatpak and Snap sandboxes, because MIME handlers are not intended for use by code interpreters and loaders. NOTE: some parties feel that this is not a bug to be addressed in Wine, because there is no known solution that avoids a severe loss of usability (Wine could be a binfmt-misc handler, but binfmt-misc does not exist on all platforms supported by Wine).
CVE-2026-48831 is classified as CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres. The product does not properly transfer a resource/behavior to another sphere, or improperly imports a resource/behavior from another sphere, in a manner that provides unintended control over that resource.
CVE-2026-48831 is recorded against 1 package.
Published on 24 May 2026 and last revised on 23 July 2026. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from NVD.
bugs.winehq.org
www.openwall.com
www.openwall.com
unknown has other advisories on record. If you are patching this one, these are worth checking on the same host:
These advisories are the same class of weakness (CWE-669: Incorrect Resource Transfer Between Spheres) in other software:
Each distribution ships its own build and its own fixed version. Pick the one you run:
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| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| unknown | — | — |
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