Vulnerability in KDE Plasma-Workspace
CVE-2024-36041
KSmserver in KDE Plasma Workspace (aka plasma-workspace) before 5.27.11.1 and 6.x before 6.0.5.1 allows connections via ICE based purely on the host, i.e., all local connections are accepted. This allows another user on the same machine to gain access to the session manager, e.g., use the session-restore feature to execute arbitrary code as the victim (on the next boot) via earlier use of the /tmp directory.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 20th percentile — 20.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- invent.kde.org/plasma/plasma-workspace/ (Product)
- www.x.org/releases/X11R7.7/doc/libSM/xsmp.html (Product)
- github.com/KDE/plasma-workspace/tags (Release Notes)
- kde.org/info/security/advisory-20240531-1.txt (Vendor Advisory)
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- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-36041?
- CVE-2024-36041 is a high-severity vulnerability in KDE Plasma-Workspace, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2024-07-05.
- How severe is CVE-2024-36041?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-36041 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.