CVE-2026-41526

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.

CVSS v3 6.5 MEDIUM

6.5^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L168	Product
https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L43-L49	Product
https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/releases/tag/v6.25.0	Release Notes
https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcoreaddons/	Product
https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260427-1.txt	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:kde:kcoreaddons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-04-28 08:16

Updated : 2026-06-17 10:46

NVD link : CVE-2026-41526

Mitre link : CVE-2026-41526

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41526

JSON object : View

Products Affected

kde

kcoreaddons

CWE

CWE-150

Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences

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