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VulnerabilityCVE-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.

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.

At a glance

Exploited
Not known
Severity
6.5 Medium (CVSS 3.1)
Chance of exploitation
Not estimated
Sources
2 independent sources

What to do

Check the vendor advisory for affected versions and fixes.

Read NVD CVE-2026-41526 (opens a new tab)

What happened

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.

Scores and how they were measured

CVSS base severity

6.5

Version 3.1As of

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

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EPSS probability

Not available

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Related technology

Sources

  1. Primary source

    NVD CVE-2026-41526 (opens a new tab)

    NVD record: description, CVSS (the CNA score is preferred), affected products, and publication date. Not evidence of exploitation.

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  2. Primary source

    Vendor advisory (via NVD references) (opens a new tab)

    The vendor advisory referenced by the CVE record, for affected versions and fixes.

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  3. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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  4. Primary source

    NVD CVE API 2.0 (opens a new tab)

    The NVD API page that supplied this CVE record.

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Cite this record

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APA

KEVWire. (2026, October 26). In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. (CVE-2026-41526). https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-41526

MLA

"In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. (CVE-2026-41526)." KEVWire, 26 Oct. 2026, kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-41526.

Chicago

KEVWire. "In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. (CVE-2026-41526)." Last modified October 26, 2026. https://kevwire.com/record/CVE-2026-41526.

Evidence summary (plain text)

In KDE KCoreAddons before 6.25, KShell::quoteArgs is intended to safely quote arguments so that they can be passed to a shell command. (Apr 28, 2026).
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 6.5 (version 3.1; evidence as of Oct 26, 2026; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41526).
Sources:
NVD CVE-2026-41526: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-41526
Vendor advisory (via NVD references): https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260427-1.txt
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-26T20:37:18.143Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-26T22:10:56.995Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=2000
NVD CVE API 2.0: https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?lastModStartDate=2026-10-26T20:05:59.720Z&lastModEndDate=2026-10-26T21:35:56.549Z&resultsPerPage=500&startIndex=1500
Record ID: CVE-2026-41526.
Record origin: Ingested record.
AI evidence: Not assessed.
Known exploitation: Not assessed.
Zero-day status: Not assessed. KEV membership alone does not establish zero-day status.
About this data

This record was ingested from a data source. Retrieved: Oct 26, 2026, 22:10 UTC. Ingestion is not an independent editorial investigation.

NVD status: Analyzed. Publication in the NVD is not evidence of exploitation.

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