CVE-2026-41046

A path traversal attack when using a "configName" parameter in qSnapper before version 1.3.3 allowed a local attacker to use malicious config files for snapper and so cause a denial of service or potentially escalate privileges to root.

CVSS v3 7.3 HIGH

7.3^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 4.7

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://bugzilla.suse.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1261889	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/presire/qSnapper/releases/tag/v1.3.3	Release Notes
https://security.opensuse.org/2026/05/26/qsnapper-dbus-issues.html#issue-path-traversal	Third Party Advisory Issue Tracking

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:presire:qsnapper:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

25 Oct 2026, 23:10

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary		(es) Un ataque de salto de ruta al usar un parámetro ’configName’ en qSnapper antes de la versión 1.3.3 permitió a un atacante local usar archivos de configuración maliciosos para snapper y así causar una denegación de servicio o potencialmente escalar privilegios a root.

Information

Published : 2026-06-22 16:16

Updated : 2026-10-25 23:10

NVD link : CVE-2026-41046

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41046

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41046

JSON object : View

Products Affected

presire

qsnapper

CWE

CWE-23

Relative Path Traversal

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