CVE-2026-41526
April 28, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
6.5
Medium
Description
In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. This parsing does not adequately handle metacharacters, leading to an escape from the shell. All applications relying on this method in a security-critical path to handle user input are affected and could be exploited. In particular, because sendInput() sends a string to a terminal, a control character such as \x01 can be used during injection.
Product(s) Impacted
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
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| Kde |
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Weaknesses
Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.
CWE-150
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could be interpreted as escape, meta, or control character sequences when they are sent to a downstream component.
*CPE(s)
Affected systems and software identified for this CVE.
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language | Software Edition | Target Software | Target Hardware | Other Information |
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| a | kde | kcoreaddons | <6.25 | / | / | / | / | / | / | / |
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CVSS Score
CVSS Data - 3.1
- Attack Vector: LOCAL
- Attack Complexity: HIGH
- Privileges Required: NONE
- Scope: UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
- Integrity Impact: HIGH
- Availability Impact: LOW
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Timeline
Published: April 28, 2026, 8:16 a.m.
Last Modified: April 28, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
Last Modified: April 28, 2026, 8:23 p.m.
Status : Awaiting Analysis
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