What is CVE-2026-41526?

CVE-2026-41526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Kcoreaddons, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.

How severe is CVE-2026-41526?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kde Kcoreaddons

CVE-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. This parsing does not adequately handle metacharacters, leading to an escape from the shell. All applica…

EPSS: 0.000 (10.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Kde Kcoreaddons — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-150

References

cve@mitre.org (Product)
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Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-41526?: CVE-2026-41526 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Kde Kcoreaddons, classified under CWE-150. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-04-28.
How severe is CVE-2026-41526?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.