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.
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05 May 2026, 17:25
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Kde
Kde kcoreaddons |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:kde:kcoreaddons:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | () https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L168 - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/blob/50d360736c399502fedf203e95482b0d0e5a3ea2/src/lib/util/kshell.h#L43-L49 - Product | |
| References | () https://github.com/KDE/kcoreaddons/releases/tag/v6.25.0 - Release Notes | |
| References | () https://invent.kde.org/frameworks/kcoreaddons/ - Product | |
| References | () https://kde.org/info/security/advisory-20260427-1.txt - Vendor Advisory |
28 Apr 2026, 08:16
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Information
Published : 2026-04-28 08:16
Updated : 2026-05-05 17:25
NVD link : CVE-2026-41526
Mitre link : CVE-2026-41526
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-41526
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Products Affected
kde
- kcoreaddons
CWE
CWE-150
Improper Neutralization of Escape, Meta, or Control Sequences
