CVE-2026-41526 (GCVE-0-2026-41526)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-04-28 00:00 – Updated: 2026-04-28 13:07
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-04-28 13:00 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-150 - Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
KDE KCoreAddons Affected: 0 , < 6.25 (custom)
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