CVE-2026-55889

8.3 HIGH 0.3% exploit odds Fix listed Crypto

What it is

XDG Desktop Portal is a desktop integration portal. Prior to version 1.22.1, malicious sandboxed applications can use the FileTransfer.RetrieveFiles method to redirect drag-and-drop and copy-paste data targeted at other applications to itself. Some portals generate tokens which provide access to resources. The sharing of the token transfers access to the resource and is supposed to happen out of band. The tokens were generated with g_random_int or g_uuid_string_random, both of which use GLib's GRand based on the Mersenne Twister PRNG which created a stream of reproducible random numbers. By generating enough tokens, the state of the GRand can be recover and with it, the next tokens can be predictedinsufin. This issue has been patched in version 1.22.1.

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of data exposure.
Exploit odds: 0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Fix: A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

2026-06-17 16:59 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2026-10-23 13:17 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-10-23 19:42 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 0.3% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 8.3 HIGH (CVSS).
Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published: 2026-10-23 13:17 UTC
Last modified: 2026-10-23 19:42 UTC
Exploit probability: 0.3% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-330
Record status: Awaiting Analysis

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.3

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: High
Attack requirements: None
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Raw vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

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Fix and advisories

References

NVD record · CVE.org record