CVE-2026-41526EPSS p6.4%

CVE-2026-41526CVE-2026-41526

kde / kcoreaddons

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.

Scoring

CVSS 6.5 ()
VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
EPSS0.17% probability of exploitation · percentile 6.4% · 2026-10-27T12:03:15Z
Last modified2026-10-26
Sourced from NVD + FIRST.org EPSS. Curated for EU compliance use cases by Adam Lundqvist, Founder at SQUR.