CVE-2025-32898
MEDIUMDescription
The KDE Connect verification-code protocol before 2025-04-18 uses only 8 characters and therefore allows brute-force attacks. This affects KDE Connect before 1.33.0 on Android, KDE Connect before 25.04 on desktop, KDE Connect before 0.5 on iOS, Valent before 1.0.0.alpha.47, and GSConnect before 59.
How to fix
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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.
CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 4% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-331 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2008-1447 | Medium | 6.8 | 95% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2018-18326 | High | 7.5 | 54% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-15812 | High | 7.5 | 47% | - | - |
| CVE-2023-38357 | Medium | 5.3 | 5.3% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2015-3405 | High | 7.5 | 5.0% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2008-2108 | Critical | 9.8 | 4.3% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2025-32898?
Upgrade gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect on debian 13 to 62-1 or later.
Is CVE-2025-32898 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2025-32898 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.14% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 4% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2025-32898?
CVE-2025-32898 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.7, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.
What does CVE-2025-32898 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for gnome-shell-extension-gsconnect (Debian). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-12-08.