CVE-2026-41526
MEDIUMDescription
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.
How to fix
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CVSS v3 Vector
Exploitability
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 7% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-150 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2017-0899 | Critical | 9.8 | 11% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2025-55754 | Critical | 9.6 | 9.9% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2021-25310 | High | 8.8 | 4.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2020-6932 | Critical | 10.0 | 3.6% | - | - |
| CVE-2024-28085 | Low | 3.3 | 2.2% | - | Fix |
| CVE-2022-30123 | Critical | 10.0 | 1.8% | - | Fix |
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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 2026-05-05.